Colombia landslide kills nine
09 Nov 2016 / 18:49 H.
El Tambo is a municipality located about 33km west of the departmental capital Popayán, Colombia in the Andes mountain range. — Pix via Google Maps
BOGOTA: A landslide killed nine people in southwestern Colombia on Tuesday, emergency services said.
The landslide in the rural town of El Tambo left "a total today of nine dead and three injured," the National Risk Management Unit said in a statement.
The landslide struck after days of heavy rain. It blocked a road, making rescue work difficult, the unit said.
Ten people were killed by another landslide two weeks ago in the north of the country. — AFP