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Wed 03 Mar 2007At least 27 killed in Pakistan landslideA landslide triggered by heavy rain swept away three homes in northern Pakistan and 27 people were missing and feared dead.The landslide struck last night in mountains hit by a huge earthquake 18 months ago, 65 kilometres southeast of Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistani Kashmir.