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In pictures: Rescuers, locals dig for Colombia flood victims, 254 dead
Families and rescuers searched desperately on Sunday through mud-plastered rubble for victims of flooding and landslides in Colombia that have killed 254 people, injured hundreds and devastated entire neighborhoods.
DNA Web Team | Apr 03, 2017, 12:13 PM IST
1.254 dead
The unidentified body of a victim of mudslides following heavy rains is seen at the cemetery in Mocoa, Putumayo department, southern Colombia on April 2, 2017.
Image courtesy: AFP
2.Death and despair
A woman faints after identifying the body of a family member, who died on account of the mudslides and flooding.
Image courtesy: Reuters
3.Rescuers
Rescuers walk in the river with chainsaws after flooding and mudslides caused by heavy rains.
Image courtesy: Reuters
4.Tainted art
A man cleans mud out of his store, which was damaged by mudslides following heavy rains in Mocoa, southern Colombia.
Image courtesy: AFP
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5.Mocoa declared a disaster area
People walk over the debris of a collapsed building in Mocoa, Colombia.
Image courtesy: PTI
6.Food and shelter
Survivors line up for food at a shelter in Mocoa, Colombia, Sunday, April 2, 2017.
Image courtesy: PTI
7.Mudslides in Mocoa
An excavator works by taking stones from the river, after flooding and mudslides caused by heavy rains, leading several rivers to overflow, pushing sediment and rocks into buildings and roads, in Mocoa.
Image courtesy: Reuters
8.Injured woman receives medical attention
An injured woman receives medical attention after mudslides following heavy rains in Mocoa, Putumayo department, southern Colombia.
Image courtesy: AFP
9.Mud and debris
A man digs in the sludge following mudslides caused by heavy rains in Mocoa. Townspeople are searching their ruined homes and the local hospital for loved ones after a torrent of water, mud and debris swept through Mocoa.
Image courtesy: AFP
10.Reunited
A woman cries when she is reunited with her family amidst the rubble left by mudslides following heavy rains in Mocoa.
Image courtesy: AFP
11.President Juan Manuel
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos comforting a resident while visiting the area affected by heavy rains, in Mocoa. He has declared Mocoa a disaster area.
Image courtesy: AFP
