Rescuers have recovered 12 bodies from a mudslide in northwestern Colombia that may have buried up to 145 people after weeks of heavy rain.
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Family and friends of those missing in Bello, Colombia, await news as searchers comb the area on Monday, Dec. 6, after the landslide a day earlier buried as many as 145 people.
— Raul Arboleda / AFP
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Residents of Bello dig Monday in the frantic search for survivors.
— Raul Arboleda / AFP
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A police officer and a relative on Monday retrieve the body of an 8-year-old killed in the landslide.
— Fredy Builes / X02140
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The body of a victim is carried away from the landslide on Monday.
— Raul Arboleda / AFP
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Residents watch and wait near the landslide in Bello.
— Raul Arboleda / AFP
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Walls, rooftops and other debris are moved in the search for survivors.
— Federico Rios / EFE
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Digging through the rubble began shortly after the landslide, which hit around 2 p.m. local time on Sunday.
— Albeiro Lopera / X01298
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A grieving woman is escorted from the search area.
— Federico Rios / EFE
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Some 50 homes were buried or destroyed in the landslide.