Landslide kills 17 people in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia

At least 17 people were killed and five others injured in a landslide in Colombia on Monday, emergency officials said.

The landslide occurred in Rosas, a municipality in the southwestern Cauca province, the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) said in a statement.

Colombia’s varied and mountainous geography is no stranger to landslides and other natural disasters.

Writing By Erdogan Cagatay Zontur