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Image: Landslide in town near Medellin

Latin America

Rescuers have recovered 12 bodies from a mudslide in northwestern Colombia that may have buried up to 145 people after weeks of heavy rain.

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Image: People cry as they await for news of the

Family and friends of those missing in Bello, Colombia, await news as searchers comb the area on Monday, Dec. 6, after the landslide a day earlier buried as many as 145 people.

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Image: Local residents remove rubble seeking fo

Residents of Bello dig Monday in the frantic search for survivors.

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Image: A police officer and a relative carry the body of an 8-year-old child that was recovered in Bello

A police officer and a relative on Monday retrieve the body of an 8-year-old killed in the landslide.

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Image: Soldiers and locals carry the corpse of

The body of a victim is carried away from the landslide on Monday.

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Image: Residents stand by the site of a landsli

Residents watch and wait near the landslide in Bello.

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Image: Landslide in town near Medellin

Walls, rooftops and other debris are moved in the search for survivors.

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Image: Rescuers, soldiers, policemen and locals remove rubble following a landslide in Bello municipality in Antioquia province

Digging through the rubble began shortly after the landslide, which hit around 2 p.m. local time on Sunday.

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Image: Landslide in town near Medellin

A grieving woman is escorted from the search area.

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Image: Landslide in town near Medellin

Some 50 homes were buried or destroyed in the landslide.

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