Fifteen people are dead after rivers burst their banks and caused a landslide south-east of Bogotá.
By Tuesday evening they had found 15 bodies, among them those of several children.Thirteen people are still missing, according to the latest count.Image caption,The toll post at El Naranjal was flooded when a number of local streams burst their banks.
The mudslide was triggered by flooding as several streams burst their banks after hours of torrential rain.Landslides are not uncommon during the rainy season in Colombia but in recent years, the loss of life and the damages caused by heavy rains have increased.
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