Yemen landslide death toll expected to rise

Yemeni rescue workers have so far recovered the bodies of 65 villagers killed in last week's landslide amid fears the toll will…

Yemeni rescue workers have so far recovered the bodies of 65 villagers killed in last week's landslide amid fears the toll will rise as dozens remain missing.

Rocks slid off a mountain and crushed 27 houses in al-Dhofair village, about 20 kilometres southwest of the capital Sanaa.

Eight villagers were pulled out alive from under the rubble, but rescuers said they did not expect to find any more survivors so many days after the disaster.

"We know that more than 100 people were in this village and so far, we have 65 bodies. We're still searching for the remaining bodies," an official said.

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Landslides are rare in Yemen, at the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula, although the country is prone to floods in spring and summer.