Powerful mudslide in north-west Colombia kills 62 and 'wipes villages off the map' - video
The Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos vowed to rebuild the homes destroyed by the landslide
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Your support makes all the difference.A devastating mudslide has ripped through a ravine in the north-west of Colombia, killing 61 and injuring 37.
Heavy rainfall caused the ravine to overflow in the early hours of Monday morning, causing water and mud to cascade towards villages in the of Salgar area in Colombia’s Antioquia department.
"It was rocks and tree trunks everywhere," said resident of Salgar for 34 years Diego Agudelo.
"The river took out everything in its path, including the back part of my home.”
One village that was particularly affected was Santa Margarita, which officials said was “completely wiped off the face of the map” as a reult of the slide.
The Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos vowed to rebuild the destroyed homes as he travelled to the town to oversee rescue efforts.
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