The Spanish government says a landslide has killed at least two persons and may have buried another two. The accident happened Sunday at 4 p.m. local time at a beauty spot often frequented by foreign tourists wishing to escape the arrival of autumn in northern Europe and known for its imposing west-facing cliff.
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A relative is comforted by a lifeguard in Los Gigantes on the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain Sunday Nov. 1, 2009.
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Rescue crews, including sniffer dogs and medical teams, were working to clear the Los Gigantes beach
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Rescue workers clear the debris on the beach below the cliffs in Los Gigantes on the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain Sunday Nov. 1, 2009.
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The victims were a 34-year old local woman and a British woman aged around 57
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Rescue workers and tourists work together on the beach in Los Gigantes on the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain Sunday Nov. 1, 2009.
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Rescue workers are seen on the beach below the cliffs in Los Gigantes on the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain Sunday Nov. 1, 2009.
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Rescue worker take away one of two covered bodies on the beach in Los Gigantes on the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain Sunday Nov. 1, 2009.
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