19 minutes agoTerrible moment in Colombia: Balls and stones fall on cars, between dead and children (Video)
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(2 years ago)A terrible mud slide in Colombia has claimed at least 18 lives, as heavy rains caused a part of a mountain to collapse. The accident occurred Friday as vehicles were waiting on the road, blocked by the fall of stones. Victims are trapped in their vehicles. With images [...]
The accident occurred Friday as vehicles were waiting on the road, blocked by the fall of stones. Victims are trapped in their vehicles.
With images of the dramatic moment, the event took place so fast that people did not remain without an opportunity to escape.
The video of soil slide, one of three that occurred, was recorded in an area known as Las Toldas, reports The bag.
#Colombia Al menos 17 persons muarron y más de 30 resultaron Heridas transfer los pigbes here that registran el viernes en la vía Quabdó-Medhelin, a la altura del kilómetro 17 del Municipio del Carmen del Atto, department de Chocó.
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The report initially mentioned five deaths and about 30 injured, but numbers later changed dramatically.
The unofficial death toll is even higher, foreign media reports.
We regret to announce that 18 bodies have been found at the site of tragedy so far, 25 injured persons have been transported to various hospitals. The search-saving operations continue”, district governor Choco Nubia Caroline Cordoba announced to its social networks.
One of the volunteers who joined the rescue operation confirmed that it was a terrible tragedy.
The death and wounded are expected to increase as the search-saving operation continues.
