NNA – At least 33 people, most of them children, were killed as a result of a landslide in northwestern Colombia, according to what the country#39;s Vice President announced on Saturday, as reported by Agence France-Presse.
Francia Marquez wrote on the ldquo;Xrdquo; platform: ldquo;I deeply regret the death of 33 people in this tragedy, the majority of whom were children, according to initial reports from the scene.rdquo;
Local authorities previously reported that at least 23 people were killed in the slide that occurred on Friday.
Pictures posted on social media and television channels showed cars destroyed by mud and landslides.
The majority of Colombia#39;s regions are experiencing a period of drought, but the Institute of Meteorology and Environmental Studies has previously warned of the possibility of heavy rains in many provinces bordering the Pacific Ocean and the Amazon.
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