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Egyptian blogger Zeinobia provides information about how people can help the victims of a mudslide landslide in a poor neighbourhood in Cairo. “We will not count on the government alone,” she notes.

Posted by Amira Al Hussaini

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2 Responses to
“Egypt: Help for Landslide Victims”

  1. September 9th, 2008 at 8:24 am
    Mostafa Hussein:
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    I think the term mudslide is not accurate. The term landslide would have been, as there have been no rain to cause the soil to soften and flow. What happened is that the rocks fell, for some unknown reasons, killing and trapping tens of people.

  2. September 9th, 2008 at 11:52 am
    Amira Al Hussaini:
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    Thanks Mostafa! Blame it on rusty geography.
    It really is unfortunate. Our sympathies and prayers to those families at such a difficult time.

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