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Affecting in the city of mocoa in the sounth of the country. Sangita myska reports. Urged on by soldiers, People Living in the city of mocoa run for their lives. There is no time to collect possessions, because this is whats coming. Deadly mudslides have engulfed parts of southern colombia, submerging homes, businesses and people. Over 150 are dead, and hundreds more are injured. As rescuers continue the search for survivors, the president today declared a State Of Emergency across the region. Unusually heavy rains flooded the mocoa river, bursting its banks and those of three tributaries. It created what eyewitnesses called an avalanche of mud that has pulled buildings apart, devastating towns and leaving residents amazed and appalled in equal measure. As families continue to flee, the Emergency Services pick their way through the debris in treacherous conditions. The red cross have tonight warned that the death toll is likely to rise. Earlier i spoke to bogota based journalist dimitr

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