Mudslides k!ll over 254 in Colombia

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A landslide in Colombia’s southwestern border province of Putumayo sent mud and debris crashing onto houses overnight, killing 254 people and injuring at least 450, officials said on Saturday.

Heavy rains caused several rivers to overflow, pushing sediment onto buildings and roads in the provincial capital of Mocoa. “It has just been reported to me that we have 254 people dead,” President Juan Manuel Santos said after arriving in Mocoa and declaring a state of emergency. “We will keep looking.”

A landslide in Colombia’s southwestern border province of Putumayo sent mud and debris crashing onto houses overnight, killing 254 people and injuring at least ४५० , officials said on Saturday.

Local police said earlier on Saturday that 93 bodies had been recovered.”We have sent a team of 150 people to make our response effective and machinery began work immediately,” Carlos Ivan Marquez, head of the unit, said in a statement. “We will be with the governor and the mayor giving all necessary attention.”

Photos posted on Twitter by the air force showed neighborhood streets filled with mud and damaged houses while cell phone videos on social media showed residents searching for survivors in the debris.