34 Killed as Landslide Roars Through Village
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A landslide swept through a village in southern Kyrgyzstan, killing 34 people, an official said.
The landslide buried 11 homes in Sogot, said Berdikul Sultanov, first deputy head of the regional administration. He said preliminary information indicated that 34 people died.
The slide occurred after three days of snow and weeks of rain. Authorities had warned residents in the area, 350 miles south of Bishkek, that conditions were ripe for a landslide.
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