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Egypt rock slide toll at 47

suntimes.com
Sep 8, 2008
        

CAIRO, Egypt---- The death toll from a devastating rock slide that buried a shanty town rose to 47 on Monday, a security official said as recovery efforts switched to high gear after days of delay. A total of 47 bodies had...

                   

Death toll in Egypt rock slide at 38

nwsource.com
Sep 8, 2008
        

By MAGGIE MICHAEL ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Residents and police stand amongst the rubble, the day after a rock slide from the towering Muqattam cliffs fell onto the sprawling Manshiyet Nasr slum on the outskirts of Cairo,...

                   

Death toll in Egypt rock slide up to 32

montereyherald.com
Sep 8, 2008
        

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Hopes diminished Sunday for finding survivors among hundreds of people believed trapped beneath massive boulders that destroyed an impoverished neighborhood on Cairo's outskirts, killing at least 32...

                   

Egypt rock slide toll rises to 38

usatoday.com
Sep 8, 2008
        

CAIRO (AP) — The death toll from a devastating rock slide that buried a shanty town has risen to 38, officials said Monday as efforts to find any remaining survivors continued to lag. A total of 38 bodies have been pulled...

                   
ibnlive.com: ROCK SLIDE: A security official said 35 people were injured and 50 homes buried in the rock slide. ibnlive.com

Rock slide in Cairo shantytown kills 31

ibnlive.com
Sep 8, 2008
        

Other stories in the section: Hurricane Ike pounds Cuba on the way to Gulf Cuba awaits international aid after hurricane Ike wreaks havoc. Cairo, Egypt: Massive boulders crashed down on a shantytown on the outskirts of...

                   

Hope fades in Cairo

wtsp.com
Sep 7, 2008
        

Cairo, Egypt -- Hopes have faded of finding survivors in an Egyptian community that's been buried under massive boulders. The boulders split off of nearby cliffs early yesterday and destroyed an impoverished neighborhood...

                   

Egypt rock slide toll rises to 32

baynews9.com
Sep 7, 2008
        

Local residents look out over the scene, the day after a rock slide from the towering Muqattam cliffs fell onto the sprawling Manshiyet Nasr slum on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Hopes diminished...

                   

Hopes fades in Cairo

wtsp.com
Sep 7, 2008
        

Cairo, Egypt -- Hopes have faded of finding survivors in an Egyptian community that's been buried under massive boulders. The boulders split off of nearby cliffs early yesterday and destroyed an impoverished neighborhood...

Path cleared to Cairo rock fall site

radionz.co.nz
Sep 7, 2008
        

Updated at 8:54am on 8 September 2008 Earth-moving equipment has been brought to the site of a rock fall which killed at least 34 people in a Cairo shantytown on Saturday. Workers had to cut through a railway embankment...

                   

Hopes of finding survivors in Cairo rock slide fade; anger builds over government's response

newsday.com
Sep 7, 2008
        

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ Hopes diminished Sunday for finding survivors among hundreds of people believed trapped beneath massive boulders that destroyed an impoverished neighborhood on Cairo's outskirts, killing at least 32...