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DEADLY MUDSLIDE KILLS AT LEAST 254 IN COLOMBIA April 1, 2017

A deadly mudslide hits Mocoa, Colombia, with at least 254 people killed, hundreds injured, and many missing. Rescue teams are working around the clock to find survivors amidst the devastation. The risk of additional mudslides remains high as locals struggle without basic services in makeshift shelters. Remembering past landslide disasters, this event highlights the urgent need for disaster preparedness. Learn about the impacts of landslides in different parts of the world and understand the gravity of such natural disasters. Stay updated on the search for missing persons and the ongoing rescue operations in Mocoa.

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DEADLY MUDSLIDE KILLS AT LEAST 254 IN COLOMBIA April 1, 2017

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  1. DEADLY MUDSLIDE KILLS AT LEAST 254 IN COLOMBIAApril 1, 2017 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA

  2. AFTER A WEEK OF RAIN, TORRENTIAL RAIN FALL BETWEEN 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. ON MARCH 31-APRIL 1 TRIGGERED A DEADLY MUDSLIDE THAT STRUCK MOCOA, COLOMBIA WHILE IT SLEPT

  3. AT LEAST 254 KILLED; HUNDREDS INJURED; HUNDREDS MISSING; HOSPITALS OVERWHELMED WITH INJURED

  4. MOCOA (40,000): AERIAL VIEW (SOURCE: COLOMBIAN ARMY)

  5. MOCOA: THE MUDSLIDE STRUCK AT MIDNIGHT

  6. MOCOA: UP CLOSE

  7. MOCOA (40,000): (REUTERS) MUDSLIDE STRUCK AT MIDNIGHT

  8. MOCOA: MUDSLIDE (SOURCE: REUTERS)

  9. MOCOA: MUDSLIDE DEBRIS

  10. More than 1,100 soldiers and police officers were called in to help Locals dig people out in 17 affected neighborhoods.

  11. MOCOA: SEARCHING FOR SURVIVORS

  12. MOCOA: SEARCHING FOR SURVIVORS

  13. DAY 2 IN MOCOA: SEARCHING AGAINS THE CLOCK

  14. MOCOA: SEARCHING THE RUBBLE

  15. MOCOA: A RESCUE

  16. MOCOA: A RESCUE

  17. “We have a huge challenge to find the missing,” said the Director of Colombia’s Disaster Agency, Carlos Iván Márquez, adding that 400 rescuers were scouring the riversides for victims and survivors while helicopters searched from the air.

  18. MOCOA: WAITING ON INFORM-ATION ON THE MISSING

  19. Lists of Children who Could not Find Their Parents Were Circulated on Social Media in an Accelerated Effort to Reunite Families

  20. RISK FOR ADDITIONAL MUDSLIDES REMAINS HIGH • Without power, gas or telephone service and with little clean water, about 600 survivors spent Sunday in makeshift shelters, on high alert for any further rainfall that could trigger another mudslide.

  21. HIGHLIGHTS OF NOTABLE PAST LANDSLIDE DISASTERS

  22. PARTS OF SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND ASIA TEND TO HAVE FREQUENT, DEADLY LANDLSIDES

  23. PAST LANDSLIDE DISASTERS • The scale of the Mocoa disaster is daunting compared to the 2015 landslide that killed nearly 80 people in Salgar, Colombia. • But, the 1985 mudslide disaster following the eruption of Nevada del Ruiz, left 25,000 dead in Armero.

  24. CHINA: NEPAL-TIBET ROAD

  25. CHINA

  26. INDIA

  27. THE USA TENDS TO HAVE THE MOST COSTLY LANDSLIDES

  28. IMPACTS IN THE USA • Landslides occur in all 50 states and U.S. territories, • On average, they cause $1-2 billion in damages and more than 25 fatalities each year

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