Landslide buries up to 200 in Colombia: Red Cross
Medellin: As many as 200 people may have been buried in a landslide Sunday that swept over 10 houses near Medellin, Colombia’s second largest city, Red Cross relief workers said. “The initial count is that there may be 150-200 people considered missing. So far, we have rescued three alive,” said Cesar Uruena, a Red Cross operations deputy director. “We are focused on moving rubble to see if we find survivors,” he added. The landslide struck the La Gabriela district of the town of Bello north of Medellin, just after 1900 GMT. Medellin lies 400 km (250 miles) northwest of Bogota. “The landslide buried 10 houses, each of then with three stories. Because on Sundays people usually have their…
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