Rockslide kills at least 10 in Oman’s mountainous northwest

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A rockslide that sent giant slabs of stone cascading into a quarry in the northwest of Oman earlier this week has killed at least 10 people, rescue services said Thursday. Oman’s Ambulance Authority reported that rescuers were still searching for at least four other people known to be buried under the rubble of the quarry in Irbi, in Oman’s mountainous north. The chunk of mountainside first started sliding downhill on Sunday, trapping workers in the quarry at the base of the ridge.