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Thirteen killed in Ivory Coast landslip, others missing

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Thirteen people died and several others were missing in a landslide Thursday which flattened homes and damaged rail tracks in a suburb of Ivory Coast’s…
Thirteen people died and several others were missing in a landslide Thursday which flattened homes and damaged rail tracks in a suburb of Ivory Coast’s main city Abidjan after torrential rains.
Landslides and floods are common in Abidjan, the economic capital of the world’s top cocoa producer, during the rainy season, wreaking havoc on shantytowns built into eroding hillsides in the undulating seaside city.

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