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A woman has died after a 20 metre high Christmas tree fell on her at a Christmas market in Belgium on Thursday, local media reported. The huge conifer at the Christmas market in the city of Oudenaarde, some 50 kilometres west of Brussels, could not withstand a strong gust of wind on Thursday evening, the Belgian news agency Belga reported. The tree fell on three people, one of whom died a short time later in hospital from her serious injuries. It initially remained unclear whether the huge, festively decorated Christmas tree was poorly secured. Videos showed the tree moving dramatically in the…

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