A large

landslide Landslides, also known as landslips, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, deep-seated grade (slope), slope failures, mudflows, and debris flows. Landslides occur in a variety of ...

occurred in Risaralda Department,

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

on December 5, 2022.

Impact

At least 33 people were killed and nine others were rescued alive, four of them injured critically. All victims were inside a bus when the landslide buried the vehicle. At least three children were among those killed, according to

n President Gustavo Petro. The bus itself had around 25 passengers, and departed from

Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...

before the landslide.

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