Last Update: December 05, 2022, 22:42 IST
A survivor said that the driver of the bus managed to dodge the worst of the landslide. (Photo: AFP)
The rainy season that began in August is Colombia’s worst in 40 years, with more than 270 people killed in accidents, according to the government.
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said on Monday that at least 27 people were killed when a landslide hit a road in northwestern Colombia, trapping people in buses and other vehicles.
“It is with sadness that I must announce that so far 27 people, including three minors, have lost their lives in the tragedy” that occurred Sunday in a remote area of the Pueblo Rico municipality, Petro wrote on Twitter.
On Sunday evening, the press reported three people had been killed, as dozens of rescue workers searched for survivors.
A survivor said that the driver of the bus managed to dodge the worst of the landslide.
“A part of it was coming down and the bus was just behind it. “The bus driver was backing up when it all came crashing down,” Andres Iberguen told radio station Lloro Stereo.
Civil protection officials said the bus had left the city of Cali carrying 25 passengers.
According to the government, the rainy season that began in August is Colombia’s worst in 40 years, killing more than 270 people in accidents.
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