WEEK IN PHOTOS: Fire Walking Bull, Mass Graves, More

WEEK IN PHOTOS: Fire Walking Bull, Mass Graves, More
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Cinchona, Costa Rica, January 11, 2009--Debris from houses destroyed by a landslide lie scattered a week after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit the region.

Costa Rican officials report that 20 people have died, 23 remain missing, and about 2,250 are homeless, according to the Reuters news agency.

Rescue workers combing through collapsed buildings fear that the current death toll could rise if daily rains and unstable ground trigger mudslides in the coming days.

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—Photograph by Juan Carlos Ulate/Reuters
 
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