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Colombia mudslides kill more than 200, sweep homes away
Rescuers clawed through piles of mud and twisted debris Sunday searching for survivors after violent mudslides destroyed homes in southern Colombia, killing over 200 people and injuring hundreds more. In the southwestern Colombian town of Mocoa a sudden surge of mud and water swept away homes, bridges, vehicles and trees, leaving piles of wrecked timber buried in thick mud. The mudslides slammed Mocoa late Friday after days of torrential rain in the Amazon basin area town of 40,000.
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Colombia mudslides kill more than 200, sweep homes away
Rescuers clawed through piles of mud and twisted debris Sunday searching for survivors after violent mudslides destroyed homes in southern Colombia, killing over 200 people and injuring hundreds more. In the southwestern Colombian town of Mocoa a sudden surge of mud and water swept away homes, bridges, vehicles and trees, leaving piles of wrecked timber buried in thick mud. The mudslides slammed Mocoa late Friday after days of torrential rain in the Amazon basin area town of 40,000.
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