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At least eleven dead after landslide in Colombia

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Heavy rain has caused the earth to slide in Colombia. Almost a dozen people perished in the Mallama community.

Mallama – At least eleven people were killed in a landslide in southwest Colombia. The civil protection of the South American country announced this on Tuesday evening (local time).

Ten people were also injured and up to 20 people were missing. Two houses were also destroyed.

Heavy rain had triggered the landslide in the hamlet of San Miguel in the municipality of Mallama in the Nariño department on the border with Ecuador, as reported by the Colombian newspaper "El Espectador". Accordingly, a hotel, a restaurant and a billiard room were spilled. dpa

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