Fuelled by flooding and days of torrential rain, a deadly landslide has dragged mud, rocks and trees through Las Tejerías, south-west of Caracas.
abc.net.au/news/landslide-death-toll-rises-in-venezuela/101518716A landslide has swept through a town in central Venezuela, killing at least 22 people and leaving more than 52 missing.The landslide swept through Las Tejerías in Santos Michelena on SaturdayResidents of Las Tejerías in Santos Michelena, south-west of Caracas, had just seconds to reach safety on Saturday as debris swept down a mountainside.
Fuelled by flooding and days of torrential rain, the landslide dragged mud, rocks and trees through neighbourhoods. Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez told state-owned Venezolana de Televisión the official death toll rose to 22 after the recovery of 20 bodies on Sunday,"There are still people walled in.A neighbour comforts a woman crying in front of her damaged home.Higher on the mountainside, resident Carmen Teresa Chirinos said most of the houses had been swept away, including those belonging to members of a religious group who were praying when the landslide hit.
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