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Residents of La Gabriela neighborhood who lost their homes when a landslide buried some 30 houses and trapped dozens beneath mud and rubble following weeks of drenching rains, sit on the sidewalk while rescue workers search for survivors in Bello, northwestern Colombia, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. At least 12 bodies were dug out of the mud. The Red Cross attributes more than 180 deaths to floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Colombia so far this year. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)

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A man skiis after heavy snowfall in the Thuringian Forest in Oberhof, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. Large parts of Germany were hit by heavy snowfalls and icy wind. The winter weather with temperatures around the freezing point will continue tomorrow, according to forecasts. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

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A couple with a dog walking towards an illuminated Christmas tree in front of a manor house in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. Germany faces ice cold temperatures and snow. (AP Photo/Martin Meisner)

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A visitor walks through the snow covered Holocaust Memorial in Berlin on Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. After a day with heavy snow fall cold and cloudy weather is forecast for the German capital. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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A couple walking with their dog at Vuelta Castillo Park as snow covers the field in Pamplona northern Spain, Friday Dec. 3, 2010. A polar wind is crossing the country as many parts of Spain registered freezing temperatures and snow storms. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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A woman walks over a bridge on the snow-covered palace grounds of Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

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A person walk in Vuelta Castillo Park as snow covering the field and decorates the trees in Pamplona northern Spain, Friday Dec. 3, 2010. A polar wind is crossing the country as many parts of Spain registered freezing temperatures and snow storms. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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A couple walking with their dog at Vuelta Castillo Park as snow covers the field in Pamplona northern Spain, Friday Dec. 3, 2010. A polar wind is crossing the country as many parts of Spain registered freezing temperatures and snow storms. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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Two men cautiously walk on a flooded pier to reach a boat near flooded St. Mark square as high tides reached 1.36 meters above sea level, flooding more than half of Venice, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. Heavy rains have caused damage in the last days and are blamed for the recent collapses in ancient Pompeii, as many rivers swell, snow fell copiously on the Alps and high water is a constant presence in Venice. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)

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Tourists make their way in a flooded St. Mark square as high tides reached 1.36 meters above sea level, flooding more than half of Venice, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. Heavy rains have caused damage in the last days and are blamed for the recent collapses in ancient Pompeii, as many rivers swell, snow fell copiously on the Alps and high water is a constant presence in Venice. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)

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People walk past the entrance to a public park as a worker sprinkles salt on the ramp in Pamplona northern Spain, Friday Dec. 3, 2010. A polar wind is crossing the country as many parts of Spain registered freezing temperatures and snow storms. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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A woman plays with her dog on snow covered Brighton beach, England, Thursday Dec. 2, 2010. More heavy snow caused havoc across Britain on Thursday, keeping Gatwick airport closed for a second day, disrupting rail services and leaving travellers stranded. Commuters struggled to get to work as Britain's worst early winter weather in almost two decades showed no sign of easing its icy grip. (AP Photo/Clive Gee/PA)

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A pilgrim walks on the St. James Way as snow covers the fields in the Pyrenees near Erro, northern Spain, Thursday Dec. 2, 2010. A cold wind is crossing the country as many parts of Spain registered freezing temperatures and snow storms. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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An SAS 737 aircraft is deiced as snowplows struggle to clear the runway at Malmo airport, Southern Sweden on Dec. 2, 2010. The airport was shut down Thursday as heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures hit Northern Europe for the third straight day. (AP Photo /Johan Nilsson)

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Snow covers the steps leading to the Chateau de Versaille, as Japanese tourists take pictures in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. Heavy snow and subzero temperatures swept across Europe, killing at least eight homeless people in Poland, closing major airports in Britain and Switzerland, and causing delays to rail and road traffic across the continent.(AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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A cyclist rides over a bridge on one of the canals in the center of Amsterdam, Thursday Dec. 2, 2010. The Netherlands appear to be less affected, as heavy snowfall hits large parts of Europe. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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A passenger at London's Gatwick Airport finds somewhere to rest as flights are canceled for the remainder of the day, because of bad weather Wednesday Dec. 1, 2010. Large areas of Britain were brought to a halt Wednesday as freezing weather bought air and rail travel schedules to a halt. (AP Photo / Clive Gee, PA)