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Earthquake leads to landslide in Baghlan, Afghanistan

A boy stands by the ruins of a home after Monday's earthquake in Baghlan, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on June 12, 2012.
A boy stands by the ruins of a home after Monday's earthquake in Baghlan, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on June 12, 2012.
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photos by Jawed Dehsabzi / AP

More than 70 people were trapped in rubble after houses made of mud collapsed from two strong earthquakes on Monday that triggered a landslide in the mountains of northern Afghanistan, officials said.

 

Afghan national police stand at the site of a landslide that hit the Baghlan province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on June 11, 2012.
Afghan national police stand at the site of a landslide that hit the Baghlan province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on June 11, 2012.

An Afghan man mourns the death of relatives after an earthquake hit the Baghlan province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, June 11, 2012.
An Afghan man mourns the death of relatives after an earthquake hit the Baghlan province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, June 11, 2012.

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