At least eight dead in Colombia landslide
A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed at least eight people and injured five others Tuesday near the Colombian city of Medellin, the local mayor said.
In a statement posted on X, the mayor of the Medellin suburb of Bello, Lorena Gonzalez, said "over 10 homes" were affected by the landslide, which took place before dawn.
Images shared by local media showed houses buried under earth on a mountain bordering Colombia's second-biggest city.
At least 10 people were still missing after the tragedy, which was caused by flooding in a ravine, local media reported.
A picture shared by Medellin's disaster management department showed a car and a street caked in mud.
Other X users shared images and videos of flooded Bello streets.
Antioquia, which is situated in the western Colombian Andes, is often affected by landslides during the rainy season.
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