Aid officials confirm that Landslides have killed at least 154 people in south-west Colombia and left many more injured.
Hours
of heavy rains caused rivers to burst their banks, flooding homes with
mud in Putumayo province. The Red Cross said that at least 220 were
missing, and another 202 were injured.
of heavy rains caused rivers to burst their banks, flooding homes with
mud in Putumayo province. The Red Cross said that at least 220 were
missing, and another 202 were injured.
President
Juan Manuel Santos, who travelled to the area, said troops had been
deployed as part of a national emergency response. He declared a state
of emergency in the region.
Reuters news
agency said more than 1,100 soldiers and police officers had joined the
rescue effort.
The region’s governor, Sorrel Aroca, told Colombian media
that whole neighbourhoods had been buried. Rescue services said their
efforts had been hampered by the continuing bad weather and damaged
infrastructure.
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