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Nine dead in Burundi landslide

Published March 16, 2018 Updated March 16, 2018 03:58pm

Heavy seasonal rains caused the hillside next to the Gasenyi river, east of the city, to collapse burying the workers who were building a channel to redirect the river's floodwaters.

Police said in a statement that nine bodies had so far been found, while rescue efforts continue.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Press), 2018