Egyptian Rockslide Buries Shantytown

An Egyptian woman and her son sit amid the ruins of their home on the edge of a giant rock slide Saturday, September 06, 2008 in the Cairo shantytown of Manshiyet Nasr. At least 62 people were killed in the morning rockslide, but hundreds more are still buried and that number is sure to rise.

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An Egyptian woman and her son sit amid the ruins of their home on the edge of a giant rock slide Saturday, September 06, 2008 in the Cairo shantytown of Manshiyet Nasr. At least 62 people were killed in the morning rockslide, but hundreds more are still buried and that number is sure to rise.