by Luis Jaime Acosta
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian authorities were working on Saturday to rescue survivors of a landslide caused by heavy rains in northwest Colombia, which left at least 34 dead and several dozen injured on one site. busy roadway.
The mudslide covered a road linking Quibdo and Medellin on Friday afternoon, authorities announced in a press release, completely engulfing several cars.
(Luis Jaime Acosta, Gilles Guillaume for the French version)
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