The deadly landslide engulfed a road in the remote part of the northern Colombian town of Pueblo Rico trapping people in a bus and other vehicles
The landslide that engulfed a road in the remote part of Pueblo Rico trapped people in a bus and other vehicles.
The landslide, caused by strong rains, hit the vehicle between the villages of Pueblo Rico and Santa Cecilia in Risaralda province, about 230km northwest of the capital Bogota. Pueblo Rico Mayor Leonardo Fabio Siagama told reporters that bodies were being brought to a covered stadium in the town that is normally used for sport.
One survivor told AFP news agency earlier that the driver of the bus managed to dodge the worst of the landslide.
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