Death toll rises to 234 Colombia landslide: Red Cross

At least 202 people wounded, more than 100 people missing, 300 families affected, 25 homes destroyed

AFP/PTI  |  Bogota 

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This handout photo released by the Colombia Presidential Press Office, shows an aerial view of a portion of Mocoa, Colombia. The incident triggered by intense rains left at least 234 people dead

The toll has risen to 234 dead in a violent landslide in Colombia caused by the overflowing of three rivers swollen by torrential rain, the local said on Sunday.

Hardest-hit was the southwestern town of Mocoa, in the Amazon rainforest basin, with the previously reported number of fatalities hitting 206.



At least 202 people were wounded, more than 100 people missing, 300 families affected and 25 homes destroyed, the Colombian said, citing information complied from rescue workers.

Death toll rises to 234 Colombia landslide: Red Cross

At least 202 people wounded, more than 100 people missing, 300 families affected, 25 homes destroyed

At least 202 people wounded, more than 100 people missing, 300 families affected, 25 homes destroyed The toll has risen to 234 dead in a violent landslide in Colombia caused by the overflowing of three rivers swollen by torrential rain, the local said on Sunday.

Hardest-hit was the southwestern town of Mocoa, in the Amazon rainforest basin, with the previously reported number of fatalities hitting 206.

At least 202 people were wounded, more than 100 people missing, 300 families affected and 25 homes destroyed, the Colombian said, citing information complied from rescue workers.
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