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Landslide sufferers evacuated in Azerbaijani region of Khanlar

25 August 2006 [18:56] - TODAY.AZ
Landslide in Khanlar region of Azerbaijan caused risk of collapse for six houses. The people living in these houses have been evacuated.

The region executive power told the APA the residents have settled in their relatives' for a temporary period. Emergency situations commission's officers are on the site.
The causes of the landside are being investigated, and the damage is being calculated.
According to initial version, the landslide was caused by weak tectonic processes or quake. The sufferers will be compensated for the damage.

/APA/

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