An avalanche of mud and debris destroyed homes in Quetame, leaving 14 dead and cutting off a key route linking Bogota to an eastern region of Colombia.
The Colombian Army and Civil Defense are leading search and rescue operations in Quetame, Cundinamarca, after a powerful avalanche struck this remote Andean municipality.
A powerful explosion in a coal mine in central Colombia that affected four other mines linked by tunnels has killed at least 11 people and left 10 others missing.