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Trash Dump Landslide Kills 6, Engulfs Houses in Sri Lanka

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A rubbish dump landslide in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, killed at least six and injured 11, hospital sources said Friday, as emergency workers dug into the mountain of trash to save survivors buried in dozens of houses. Firefighters fought to extinguish a fire at the top of the estimated 300-foot (91-meter) rubbish dump, which had collapsed after the flames engulfed it. Witnesses told Reuters that at least 40 houses may have been buried in the landslide. A 13-year-old boy and and...

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