A mudslide brought on by heavy rains in northwestern Colombia has killed not less than 23 individuals and injured dozens on a busy street, authorities stated Saturday.
Introduced by heavy rains, a mudslide coated a busy street within the northwestern province of Choco on Friday.
A mudslide brought on by heavy rains in northwestern Colombia has killed not less than 23 individuals and injured dozens on a busy street, authorities stated Saturday.
The mudslide, which occurred on Friday afternoon, coated a street that connects the cities of Quibdo and Medellin within the Pacifica province of Choco.
Not less than 35 individuals have been additionally injured and an unknown variety of persons are nonetheless lacking because the mud fully swallowed a number of automobiles on the street, authorities stated.
“The extraction of our bodies continues,” the governor of Choco stated in an announcement shared on social media.
Photos on social media confirmed the second a big chunk of earth slid off a mountain and fell on high of a number of automobiles shifting alongside the flooded street beneath.
The street was closed by the Nationwide Unit of Colombia for the Administration of Catastrophe Dangers.
