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At least 19 people have been killed in the tragedy. AFP
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A rescuer walks along the shoreline of the Dead Sea in Jordan as the country's civil defence searches for survivors after flash flooding swept away a class on a school trip. Reuters
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A general view shows the location of the accident where rainstorms unleashed flash floods, near the Dead Sea, Jordan. Reuters
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The body of a 12-year-old girl was recovered early Friday. Omar Akour / AP
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Jordanian civil defence begin a search operation. Omar Akour / AP Photo
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A man looks for survivors. Reuters
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Jordanian rescuers with sniffer dogs search in a wadi. AP Photo
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This picture shows the site of the accident. AFP
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An injured pupil lays on a stretcher at a hospital in Jordan. AFP
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An injured pupil lays on a stretcher at a hospital in Jordan. AFP
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At least 19 people have been killed in the tragedy. AFP
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A rescuer walks along the shoreline of the Dead Sea in Jordan as the country's civil defence searches for survivors after flash flooding swept away a class on a school trip. Reuters
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A general view shows the location of the accident where rainstorms unleashed flash floods, near the Dead Sea, Jordan. Reuters
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The body of a 12-year-old girl was recovered early Friday. Omar Akour / AP
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Jordanian civil defence begin a search operation. Omar Akour / AP Photo
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A man looks for survivors. Reuters
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Jordanian rescuers with sniffer dogs search in a wadi. AP Photo
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This picture shows the site of the accident. AFP
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An injured pupil lays on a stretcher at a hospital in Jordan. AFP
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An injured pupil lays on a stretcher at a hospital in Jordan. AFP
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At least 19 people have been killed in the tragedy. AFP
Dozens dead or missing in Jordan school trip tragedy
Toll rises to 20 after rescuers find body of boy, 12, while more than 20 still missing after flash floods near the Dead Sea
Taylor Luck
26 October, 2018
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