Heavy rains caused a massive mudslide in Bello, Columbia. The mudslide buried between 30-50 homes. Officials believe that this happened on Sunday afternoon, when families were together for meals. Rescue teams have uncovered 30 bodies from the mud and debris. There are still more than 60 people missing. There had been weeks of rain and flooding in many of the states that caused this event. This happened when a saturated hilltop above the La Gabriela neighborhood collapsed. Those who died included children who were playing in an adjoining park. According to government secretary of Bello, "The zone, geologically, is very unstable." There is at least 194 people dead and 248 injured from the rains throughout Columbia.
I'm not sure I know how to react to an event like this. I would think that with all the rain they've been getting, Columbia would have kept an eye on event like this and trying to prevent them from happening or injuring the people it did. The worst part of this is that it happened at a bad time, when families were getting together for a meal. I'm glad to hear that there are rescue teams out looking for people.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/12/07/colombia.landslide/index.html?iref=allsearch
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7553236-30-bodies-pulled-from-mudslide-in-columbia-60-others-still-missing
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