Mudslide swallows house in Germany, 3 missing

Mudslide swallows house in Germany, 3 missing
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A mudslide undermined a house and buried it in a crater along a lake shore in central Germany on Saturday. Three people who lived in it were missing.The destroyed building, half of a pair of attached houses, slipped down about 100 yards (100 meters) to nearby Lake Concordia and was buried under mud and water.Authorities confirmed that a 48-year-old woman and two men, 50 and 51 years old, were missing. They lived in the collapsed building and were probably asleep at the time of the accident.Officials said they were still trying to find out if a fourth person was also missing.Police cordoned off the area and 44 residents were taken away.
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