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An avalanche of mud and debris roared over an alpine town in western Colombia before dawn Monday, killing at least 52 people in a flash flood and mudslide triggered by heavy rains. Dozens Dead as Heavy Rain Triggers Flood and Mudslide in ColombiaColombia Defies U.S. and Halts Spraying of Cocaine CropsTurf, Drugs, Blood: Behind the Waco Biker Gang Brawl NBC News'Empathy Cards' That Get to the Point Find Big Audience NBC NewsU.S. Cracks Down on 'Militarization' of Police NBC News
Residents were stirred from bed in the dead of the night by a loud rumble and neighbors’ shouts of “The river! The river!” as modestly built homes and bridges plunged into the Libordiana ravine. Survivors barely had enough time to gather their loved ones.
“It was rocks and tree trunks everywhere,” Diego Agudelo told The Associated Press, adding that never in 34 years living next to the ravine had he suspected such a tragedy was possible.
Read more http://time.com/3883470/colombia-flood-mudslide-deadly/
Residents were stirred from bed in the dead of the night by a loud rumble and neighbors’ shouts of “The river! The river!” as modestly built homes and bridges plunged into the Libordiana ravine. Survivors barely had enough time to gather their loved ones.
“It was rocks and tree trunks everywhere,” Diego Agudelo told The Associated Press, adding that never in 34 years living next to the ravine had he suspected such a tragedy was possible.
Read more http://time.com/3883470/colombia-flood-mudslide-deadly/
