Death toll in Manizales landslide reaches 29

Rescuers are searching for signs of life amid mud and rubble after a rain-fueled landslide buried homes in northwestern Colombia, killing at least 29 people.

Red Cross rescue director Cesar Uruena said Sunday between 20 and 40 people remain missing from Saturday’s landslide in Manizales, 102 miles northwest of the capital, Bogota.

The landslide was caused by heavy rains that caused part of a mountain slope to collapse.

Rescuers are using back hoes and earthmovers to search for survivors. Uruena says they think “there is still a chance of finding life.”

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