BOGOTÁ: At least five people were killed and two are missing after a landslide near Colombia's second-largest city Medellin on Thursday, local authorities said.
Rescue teams were deployed to Sabaneta municipality, south of Medellin, where heavy rains caused landslides and flooding, Antioquia department governor Andres Julian Rendon said on X.
Videos shared on social media appeared to show several homes buried in the region.
The mayor's office said it had set up shelters for victims while rescue efforts are ongoing.
“Geologists, engineers, social professionals are on site, and (heavy) machinery has been activated to remove material,“ said the department’s disaster relief agency.
Antioquia is often affected by landslides during the rainy season.
Hence then, the article about five dead two missing in colombia landslide was published today ( ) and is available on Daily Sun ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Five dead, two missing in Colombia landslide )
Also on site :
- ’Beverly Hills, 90210’s Jason Priestley Shares Bold Callout After ‘Worst’ Travel Experience
- UN renews Sudan ceasefire appeal over ‘unimaginable suffering’ of civilians
- Central African Republic election: Who’s running and what’s at stake?