Colombia-Venezuela landslide death toll rises

More than 80 people have died in landslides in Colombia and Venezuela after torrential rains the Venezuelan president has blamed on a "criminal" use of resources by developed nations.

One landslide in Bello, a suburb of the north-western Colombian city of Medellín, covered homes in mud and rubble, rescue workers said yesterday.

The head of emergency services for Antioquia state, John Rendon, said: "It was a mass landslide that buried more than 50 homes approximately and we are talking about 40 or 50 people possibly being underneath the rubble."
 
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