BOGOTA (COLOMBIA: At least 18 people were killed and 35 others injured in a landslide that occurred after heavy rain in Chocho region of Colombia, authorities said on Saturday.
Search and rescue team members were conducting an operation to rescue victims of the landslide that triggered following heavy rains.
Governor of Antioquia, Andres Julian Rendon, said search and rescue teams had been dispatched to the region and many victims were trapped under the soil.
Vice President Francia Marquez wrote on X that the government is closely monitoring the situation.
An announcement from the Emergency Center said it received reports of landslides simultaneously, and it was noted that many more victims could be under the soil than initially thought.
Rescue staffers were in the affected area and more help with logistics was on way to the area.
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