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Landslides have killed at least 112 people in south-west Colombia and left many more injured, says President Juan Manuel Santos.<\/p>\n

Hours of heavy rains overnight caused rivers to burst their banks, flooding homes with mud in Putumayo province.<\/p>\n

An unknown number of people are missing. One army officer said the main local hospital was struggling to cope.<\/p>\n

Mr Santos, who has travelled to the area, said troops had been deployed as part of a national emergency response.<\/p>\n

The national fire service said at least 190 had been injured.<\/p>\n

The region’s governor, Sorrel Aroca, told Colombian media that whole neighbourhoods had been buried.<\/p>\n

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The Colombian army has been called in to help rescue residents of Mocoa<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jose Antonio Castro, mayor of the provincial capital Mocoa, told Caracol radio that the town was “totally isolated”, without electricity and water.<\/p>\n

On arriving at the scene, President Santos told reporters, “My heart and the hearts of all Colombians are with the victims of this tragedy.”<\/p>\n

An alarm had sounded as the river’s levels rose, leading many people to leave their homes for shelter, and avoiding wider loss of life, Colombia’s El Tiempo newspaper said.<\/p>\n

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Aerial images show how the mud engulfed residential areas<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dozens of homes were buried by the mud<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The mudslides were caused by the rise of the Mocoa river and three tributaries, a representative of the National Disaster Risk Management Unit told AFP news agency.<\/p>\n

Rescue services said 17 neighbourhoods had been affected and Mr Castro said his own house had also been destroyed.<\/p>\n

“The mud is up to the roof,” he told Caracol radio. Two bridges were also swept away, he said.<\/p>\n

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The mudslides were caused by the rise of the Mocoa river and various tributaries<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The region, bordering Ecuador and Peru, is heavily dependent on agriculture and the petroleum industry.<\/p>\n

While landslides and heavy rains are common in the mountainous area, March was Colombia’s rainiest month since 2011, according to the state meteorological agency.<\/p>\n

In neighbouring Peru, more than 90 people have died since the start of the year because of unusually heavy rainfall, which also caused landslides and flash floods.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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