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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BOGOTA, June 26 (Xinhua) — The death toll from a landslide in northwestern Colombia on Tuesday has risen to 14, with 12 people missing, several injured and about 1,000 left homeless, local authorities confirmed on Thursday.
Search and rescue teams are working around the clock in the stricken El Pinar area of Bello in the hope of finding survivors, Mayor Lorena Gonzalez said at a news conference.
“The operation continues. We still hope to find people alive,” said L. Gonzalez, calling on residents to evacuate homes in high-risk areas.
Antioquia department risk management bureau director Carlos Rios warned that continued heavy rains and unstable soil still pose a risk of further landslides.
“It is important to stress that the rain will not stop,” the official said, adding that special alarm systems and cameras have been installed in the affected area to provide early warning of possible landslides to teams recovering bodies and searching for missing persons.
Colombia’s Defense Ministry said officers with sniffer dogs were helping with search and rescue efforts and the army was helping evacuate families from high-risk areas. –0–