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At least 6 killed in dust, snow storms in Mongolia

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Updated: 2021-03-15 14:17

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A sandstorm sweeps through Mongolia, March 15, 2021. [Photo/Ministry of Natural Environment and Tourism of Mongolia]

ULAN BATOR - At least six people were killed in heavy dust and snow storms that swept through Mongolia over the weekend, the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Monday.

A total of 467 people were found alive among the 548 people who got lost in the storms, the NEMA said.

Unfortunately, five people were killed in the southern province of Dundgovi and a five-year-old child died in the central-western province of Arkhangai due to the storms.

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