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At least 33 people, mostly children, were killed in a landslide in an indigenous community in northwestern Colombia, the countrys vice president said Saturday.

The landslide hit a road between Medellin and Quibo in the Choco department

Some 23 people are killed and the local mayor says more are still trapped by debris.

At least 33 people, mostly children, were killed in a landslide in an indigenous community in northwestern Colombia, the country's vice president said Saturday."I deeply regret the death of 33 people in this tragedy, mostly children, according to preliminary reports from the territory," Vice President Francia Marquez wrote on social media site X, the former Twitter.

A mudslide covered a highway on a busy road in a mountainous area connecting the cities of Quibo and Medellin in western Colombia. Officials said at least 33 people were killed

The death toll of a mudslide in western Colombia rose to 33, the government said Saturday.

At least 34 people have been confirmed dead following landslides in Colombia’s northwestern department of Chocó, the governor’s office said in a statement Saturday.

Rescuers were working against the clock Saturday to find survivors of landslides that claimed at least 33 lives, mostly children, in northwestern Colombia, the countrys vice president said Saturday.

Stranded people had been seeking shelter inside a house during heavy rain when the landslide happened.

Rescuers were working against the clock Saturday to find survivors of landslides that claimed at least 33 lives, mostly children, in northwestern Colombia, the countrys vice president said Saturday.