Mudslide ravages Columbia

22 people are dead and 70 people are missing after heavy rain caused a landslide in the city of Manizales, Columbia. The landslide has destroyed at least 17 homes and is threatening to cause more evacuations on the region due to the persistent heavy rains. The La Nina season has been causing hundreds of thousands of evacuations in the country due to the persistent rains that have been pounding the region. Rescue workers with the Red Cross have begun searching for the missing people in the muddy debris. Since this region is high in coffee production, the high agriculture demand for the production of this high valued commodity has caused for there to be large areas of deforestation. These deforested areas are much more susceptible for mass movements (landslides to occur).


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source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15613951