Costa Rica landslide kills 10 people

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

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Costa Rica landslide kills 10 people*

Reuters
Friday, October 12, 2007; 7:02 PM

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Ten people were killed and three others
were missing after heavy rains caused an early morning landslide that
engulfed homes in a small town in central Costa Rica, the Red Cross
reported on Friday.

Rescue workers were searching through mud and debris for the missing
people, who are presumed dead, said the Red Cross spokesman Alexander
Porras.

About 2.5 acres (1 hectare) of land on a steep slope gave way and fell
on the small town of Atenas, about 20 miles (30 km) west of the Costa
Rican capital.

"There was just too much rain. It rained all night," said Porras.
October is the height the rainy season in Costa Rica.