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　　KABUL, May 4 (Xinhua) -- An official delegation¹ led by Afghan first vice² president Mohammad Youns Qanooni paid a visit to the site of a massive landslide³ in the northeastern mountainous province of Badakhshan on Sunday.

　　On Friday, a deadly mudslide turned Aab Bareek village into a mass grave as it is very difficult to excavate⁴ and recover the bodies from thick mud.

　　Although there is no official death toll⁵, Badakhshan's provincial⁶ governor Shah Waliullah Adeeb told Xinhua that more than 2,500 people might have lost their lives in the landslide.

　　Afghan vice president visits site of landslide disaster

　　To pay homage⁷ to the victims, the government has declared Sunday as national mourning day, asking government buildings and Afghan diplomatic missions abroad to fly the national flag at half mast.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

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