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COLOMBIA-ACCIDENT
Mudslide kills 19 in Colombia
BOGOTA, April 22, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – At least 19 people were killed and 14
others were missing after a mudslide that buried eight houses early Sunday in
southwestern Colombia, authorities said.
A search was underway for any others who might be trapped under rubble.
The injured were being treated at hospitals near the scene of the disaster
in Rosas, in the department of Cauca, the national risk management agency
said.
The agency attributed the mudslide to the heavy rains that have battered
the country for several weeks.
Mudslides are common during Colombia’s rainy season.
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