At least 10 people of the same family were killed early Tuesday in northeastern Colombia as their house collapsed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains, local authorities said.
Giovanni Ortiz, mayor of the municipality of Acari, expressed his regret over the death of the members of the family that moved to the house after being displaced by violence in Colombia years ago.
Ortiz said the staff of the national disaster office would fly to the affected region to evaluate the damage and to aid the villagers due to the bad conditions of roads linking to the region.
From January to June 11, the rains in Colombia have left 83 dead, 171 injured, 11 missing, and some 336,000 homeless, according to the national disaster office.
The meteorological authorities said this rainy season in Colombia was the worst in decades, and aid and emergency units will remain on alert in the region.
Source:Xinhua
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