Energy and Environment

Colombia landslide leaves hundreds dead and missing

By Caitlin Yilek
Published April 2, 2017 12:48pm ET
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Colombia landslide leaves hundreds dead and missing
Colombian National Army soldiers carry a victim on a stretcher, in Mocoa on Saturday, April 1, after an avalanche of water from an overflowing river swept through the city as people slept. (Colombian Army Photo via AP) | AP

More than 1,000 Colombian soldiers and police are searching for hundreds of missing people after heavy mudslides in Mocoa killed at least 254 people.

The army said another 400 people were injured.

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