Landslide in Northwestern Colombia Leaves 13 People Dead

© REUTERS / GOVERNMENT OF ANTIOQUIAAn aerial view taken from an overflight by Antioquia Governor Anibal Gaviria of the area affected by a flash flood that flooded a gold mine and left at least 10 dead, in Abriaqui, Colombia April 7, 2022.
An aerial view taken from an overflight by Antioquia Governor Anibal Gaviria of the area affected by a flash flood that flooded a gold mine and left at least 10 dead, in Abriaqui, Colombia April 7, 2022. - Sputnik International, 1920, 09.04.2022
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MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - At least 13 people have died as a result of a landslide that hit a miners' camp in the northwestern Colombian department of Antioquia, the regional rescue service said.
"The death toll from the landslide has risen to 13 people. The response teams continue the search and rescue operation to find one missing person," the rescue service said.
The landslide hit the camp of the Canadian mining company Fenix Oro Gold. One of the miners told Colombian media that the victims were employees of the company.
The disaster was caused by heavy rains.
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