Topic: NEWS english - on October 2, 2004 at 11:28:00 AM CEST
Sweden to save 'sinking' town
The town of Kiruna in remote northern Sweden is seeking a new home before the earth swallows it up. Its centre is in danger of sliding down a hole left by the iron ore mines which put this Arctic outpost on the map a century ago.
Kiruna's railway station and its new highway will be relocated first, officials told BBC News Online.
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