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Roya News
a day ago
- Climate
- Roya News
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.
LeMonde
a day ago
- Climate
- LeMonde
At least eight dead in Colombia landslide
A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed at least eight people and injured five others Tuesday, June 24, near the Colombian city of Medellín, the local mayor said. In a statement posted on X, the mayor of the Medellín 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 the 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. A picture shared by landslides during the rainy season. At least five people were killed in a landslide in another Medellín suburb, Sabaneta, last month.
Al Etihad
2 days ago
- Climate
- Al Etihad
At least eight dead in Colombia landslide
24 June 2025 22:56 BOGOTA (AFP)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 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 shared by local media showed houses buried under earth on a mountain bordering Colombia's second-biggest 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 which is situated in the western Colombian Andes, is often affected by landslides during the rainy season. At least five people were killed in a landslide in another Medellin suburb, Sabaneta, last month.
