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Death toll from dust, snow storms rises to 10 in Mongolia
ULAN BATOR, March 15, 2021 (BSS/XINHUA) – One more death related to heavy
dust and snow storms was reported in Mongolia, raising the death toll to 10,
the country’s National Emergency Management Agency said Monday.
Heavy dust and snow storms wrecked havoc on large swathes of Mongolia over
the weekend.
So far, 579 people have been found alive among the 590 people who went
missing during the storms, the agency said.
The search for the remaining missing person is still underway, it added.
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