The report of the landslides that hit the third city near Medellin in northwestern Colombia, became heavier on Thursday, reaching 16 dead, local authorities said. The prefect in Antioch, Andrés Houlian Renton said via X that 16 deaths were confirmed, while another 8 residents continue to be missing. In the Beygian community, not far from Medhew, Colombia’s second largest urban center, rescue workshops continued yesterday to look for tons of soil and mud, which swallowed houses in the mountainous area to locate trapped or corpses. The mayor of Bayo, Lorena Gonzalez, stressed that the ground is still “unstable”, adding that members of rescue workshops are attempting “great dangers”. The landslide hit the city after heavy rains that caused a nearby stream overflow, authorities explained. At the beginning of May, the authorities spoke of at least five dead when a landslide hit the Municipality of Savanta, south of Medegein, and in that case after heavy rains. […]
Source: News Beast
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