Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Dozens were killed and hundreds of Homes were destroyed when a landslide in Colombia

Welcome - Rescue teams Colombia, Tuesday, May 19, 2015, do a search for landslide victims, sending water and mud to the town of Salgar, killed at least 78 people and dozens of others were wounded.

Quoted from Reuters, 20 may 2015, the heavy rain caused a landslide that blocked the Canyon of La Liboriana, causing the water to overflow and sweep the settlement residents in the lowlands, Monday morning local time, may 18.

Dozens were killed and hundreds of Homes were destroyed when a landslide in Colombia
Landslide in Colombia
Disaster management unit, said 78 people were killed and more than 40 people were injured. While at least 500 homes were destroyed. A resident, Blanca Moreno, said the loss of a sister and her nephew.

"That's why we gathered here, waiting for what information could we can, looking for whether they've found," said Blanca, who gathered with other residents in the cemetery, to identify the bodies that were found.

Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos, visited the area affected by the landslide and declared a civil emergency situation. He also allocate a longer Relief Fund for the victims.

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