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Egyptian Rockslide Buries Shantytown

Egyptian residents of the Manshiyet Nasr shantytown scramble from underneath a giant boulder after warnings of further slides while digging out relatives trapped in a rock slide that killed at least 64 and buried perhaps hundreds more Saturday September 06, 2008 on the eastern edge of Cairo, Egypt. Residents have complained that the government appears to be doing little to reach possible survivors, and have clashed with police at the site of the disaster.

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Egyptian Rock Slide
Egyptian residents of the Manshiyet Nasr shantytown scramble from underneath a giant boulder after warnings of further slides while digging out relatives trapped in a rock slide that killed at least 64 and buried perhaps hundreds more Saturday September 06, 2008 on the eastern edge of Cairo, Egypt. Residents have complained that the government appears to be doing little to reach possible survivors, and have clashed with police at the site of the disaster.