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By Irene Escudero Pie de Pato, Colombia, Dec 8 (EFE).- Diana Patricia Orejuela’s grandmother died without even knowing what illness she had. There was no diagnosis because there are no doctors in Puerto Cordoba, an isolated Colombian village of stilt houses on the banks of a tributary of the Baudo River. Like other Afro-Colombian and …

At least 34 people died when a landslide buried a bus in northwestern Colombia on Sunday, the government disaster agency says.

33 killed in Colombia landslide-

At least 33 people died when a landslide buried a bus in northwestern Colombia on Sunday, and nine have been rescued alive, the interior minister said. The landslide, caused by strong rains, hit the vehicle between the villages of Pueblo Rico and...

Tragedy has struck Colombia as a landslide hit a bus full of passengers, burying it in mud and rocks as it tumbled down the hillside. The death toll has now reached 34, with many of the survivors injured.

Officials said at least 25 people were on the bus traveling between Cali, Colombia's third largest city, and Condoto, in Choco province.

BOGOTA (Reuters) - At least 12 people died when a landslide buried a bus in Colombia's northwest on Sunday, authorities and rescue agencies said. The ...

President Gustavo Petro says three minors among those killed when landslide hit vehicles in Risaralda province.

At least 27 people died when a landslide buried a bus in Colombia's northwest on Sunday, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said.

Bogota: At least 33 people died when a landslide buried a bus in northwestern Colombia on Sunday, and nine have been rescued alive, the interior minis...