Colombia landslide toll rises to 33 including children - BBC News

Stranded people had been seeking shelter inside a house during heavy rain when the landslide happened.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesThe death toll from a landslide in north-west Colombia has risen to at least 33 people with children accounting for most of the victims, the vice president says.

Nineteen others were injured and rescue operations are ongoing.

Landslides had already closed the road connecting the cities of Medellín and Quibdo so people left their cars and sheltered in a house, an official said.

Another landslide then happened, burying them and some of the vehicles.

Colombian President Gustavo Preto has pledged "all help available" to the Choco region.

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