TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN killed and another 50 are missing after a mudslide struck a neighbourhood in north-western Colombia.
The landslide struck after weeks of heavy rain in the region, which have left over a million people homeless.
The Red Cross in Colombia reports that at least 10 houses were buried, with an estimated 15 to 20 people inside each of them at the time as people typically have family over for lunch on Sundays, according to Al Jazeera.
Two bodies have been recovered, and at least six injured people have been rescued. Rescue teams are working with sniffer dogs and specialist equipment, according to the BBC.
The Red Cross says that at least 176 people have died as a result of this season’s heavy rainfall.
The AFP reports that Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says his government is considering calling a state of emergency to release more funds for flood-related damage across the country. Heavy rain in neighbouring Venezuela has resulted in the death of 36 people and a state of emergency has been called in four states.
The following footage shows rescue crews and locals searching for survivors after the Colombian landslide:
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