virage 2010-4-27 09:02
taiwan landslide
<P class=textBodyBlack><SPAN id=byLine></SPAN>TAIPEI, Taiwan - An official says rescuers are searching for travelers in three cars buried by a massive landslide when a hillside collapsed in northern Taiwan.</P>
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<P class=textBodyBlack><SPAN id=byLine></SPAN>Firefighter Tang Cheng-yu says the Sunday landslide buried a portion of a three-lane highway in rubble about the size of two soccer stadiums.</P>
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<P class=textBodyBlack><SPAN id=byLine></SPAN>A motorist first reported the accident in Keelung. He said he made a sharp turn to narrowly escape the massive mud cascading down in front of his car.</P>
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