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caused mud to engulf homes and roads in the city of mocoa. cordelia hemming reports. this is the aftermath of hours of heavy rain. rivers burst their banks, flooding homes with mud. the surge late friday evening swept away bridges, vehicles and trees in putumayo province in the south of the country. families forced to abandon their homes whilst rescuers search the wreckage for survivors. the region s governor has called it an unprecedented tragedy, telling local media that whole neighbourhoods have been destroyed. records show that march was the country s rainiest month since 2011, and unusually heavy rainfall has also affected neighbouring peru, causing landslides and flash floods. colombia s president, who was travelling to the area, said troops had been deployed as part of an national emergency response, but the number of people still missing is unknown and rescuers have warned that the death toll is likely to rise. dimitri o donnell is a journalist based in bogota. this i
Breaking-newsSouth-west-colombiaPeopleRiversNumberTrainsPresidentjuan-manuel-santosMudslides150Of-mocoaCityAftermath 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 what s 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 journa
PaloJuan-manuel-santosCountrySouthern-colombiaPeopleTrainsRiversMudslidesMudRoadsHomesNumber a landslide in southern colombia has left more than 2000 people dead. than 200 people dead. police and rescue teams are at the scene but their efforts are being hampered by poor weather conditions. the local governor has called the situation in the southern city of mocoa an unprecedented tragedy. 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 what s coming. deadly mudslides have engulfed parts of southern colombia, submerging homes, businesses and people. 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
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