Thirty-four people, including eight minors, died in the landslide that buried a bus and several vehicles in northwestern Colombia on Sunday, official sources said Monday.
“Among the 34 victims, there are eight minors (adolescents) and another nine people are treated in centers,” according to a press release from the Colombian emergency services (UNGRD).
As a result of the heavy rains, a section of mountain fell off and buried several vehicles on the road downstream, including a public transport bus with 33 people on board, a car with six people, and a motorcycle with two people on it. “, he pointed. additional.
In the morning, President Gustavo Petro had reported 27 deaths, including three minors.
271 dead in one year
The bus came from the city of Cali (southwest) and was heading to Quibdó (northwest), capital of the department of Chocó, crossing the western Andes mountain range. Some 80 rescuers took part in the rescue operations, which ended on Monday.
At the scene of the accident, relatives of the victims said they had not received information on the identity of the dead.
Since the beginning of August, the country has been in a state of “national disaster” due to the worst rainy season in 40 years. Before this accident, these rains caused 271 deaths and 700,000 homeless in the last year.
Source: BFM TV
