MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – The landslide occurred a few miles outside Quibdo, the capital city of Choco Department in western Colombia.
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"A bulldozer was working at the [site of the] landslide and a new avalanche took approximately 15 people and two vehicles [down the mountain]," Cesar Uruena told reporters on Thursday, as quoted by Colombia Reports.
A rescue operation is underway at the site.