A mudslide unleashed by torrential rain buried a bus and affected two other vehicles on a highway central Colombia, killing no less than 34 people, authorities said Monday.
The National Disaster Risk Management Unit said in a press release that eight children were among the many dead.
The mudslide Sunday divided a highway in two within the town of Pueblo Rico within the district of Risaralda. There have been 33 people aboard the bus which was buried in two meters of mud and earth. A automotive with six passengers and a bike with two people were also affected.
Greater than 70 search-and-rescue employees using backhoes and other equipment tried to achieve survivors but they ended their search Monday afternoon after 24 hours.
“Solidarity with the victims’ families, they’ll have the whole support of the national government,” tweeted Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
The town had been under a mudslide threat resulting from heavy rains brought on by the La Niña weather phenomenon, in response to Colombia’s national emergency management agency.
A mudslide unleashed by torrential rain buried a bus and affected two other vehicles on a highway central Colombia, killing no less than 34 people, authorities said Monday.
The National Disaster Risk Management Unit said in a press release that eight children were among the many dead.
The mudslide Sunday divided a highway in two within the town of Pueblo Rico within the district of Risaralda. There have been 33 people aboard the bus which was buried in two meters of mud and earth. A automotive with six passengers and a bike with two people were also affected.
Greater than 70 search-and-rescue employees using backhoes and other equipment tried to achieve survivors but they ended their search Monday afternoon after 24 hours.
“Solidarity with the victims’ families, they’ll have the whole support of the national government,” tweeted Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
The town had been under a mudslide threat resulting from heavy rains brought on by the La Niña weather phenomenon, in response to Colombia’s national emergency management agency.
