A landslide in the southwestern Colombian province of Cauca has left at least 17 people killed and five more injured.
The landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall, left eight houses destroyed and blocked a stretch of the Pan-American Highway.
Officials said rescue workers were continuing their search for survivors, and removing debris in the area.
President Ivan Duque expressed "solidarity with families of victims" and monitored the relief operations late Sunday.
Six killed in Houthi attack on ship; US strikes vessel in Gulf of Oman
Four crew members and two rescuers have been killed in an attack by Houthis on a cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday, Yemen's transport ministry said, while the US military said it struck a container ship attempting to sail toward an Iranian port.
At least 2 dead, nearly a million without power after severe US Midwest storms
Powerful storms have moved through the US Midwest on Tuesday, leaving at least two people dead and nearly a million without power, officials said.
Indonesian ferry from Bali catches fire in waters off Lombok
A ferry travelling from the Indonesian tourist island of Bali with around 130 people on board has caught fire in waters off Lombok on Wednesday morning, with the evacuation of the passengers underway, officials said.
Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors
Rescue crews dug through mountains of shattered concrete in western Colombia on Tuesday, racing to find survivors after a powerful earthquake killed more than 250 people, according to estimates from local authorities.
North Korea fires missile ahead of major US-South Korea drills
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday toward the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast, South Korean and Japanese authorities said, days ahead of major joint military exercises by Seoul and Washington long denounced by Pyongyang.
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