2024 El Carmen de Atrato landslide

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On 12 January 2024, a large landslide occurred in El Carmen de Atrato, Colombia,^[4] killing at least 37 people and injuring at least 35 others.^[5]

2024 El Carmen de Atrato landslide
Date	12 January 2024
Location	El Carmen de Atrato, Chocó Department, Colombia
Coordinates	5°32′06″N 76°00′50″W / 5.535°N 76.014°W / 5.535; -76.014
Type	Landslide
Cause	Heavy rains
Deaths	37^[1]
Non-fatal injuries	35+^[2]
Missing	Unknown^[3]

Background

Despite a drought, Colombia has experienced heavy rains. In the days before the landslide, significant rainfall had occurred in the Chocó region.^[6]

References

^ "At least 37 dead in Colombia landslides". CNN. 13 January 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^ "Impresionantes imágenes aéreas del sitio del derrumbe en la vía Quibdó - Medellín". El Tiempo. 13 January 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^ "Colombia: At least 17 killed after mudslide covers highway". Sky News. 13 January 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^ "Colombia: calamidad pública en el noroeste, vicepresidenta confirma 33 muertes por derrumbes". France 24. 13 January 2024. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^ "A mudslide in Colombia has killed at least 34 people and injured dozens of others". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
^ "Colombia landslide toll rises to 33 including children". BBC News. 14 January 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

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