Overview

• At least eight people died and five were injured when heavy rains triggered a landslide near Medellín in the western Andes.
• Local media report more than ten houses were damaged as the mudslide swept through a hillside community.
• Rescue teams are searching for at least ten individuals still unaccounted for as rain continues to batter the region.
• Antioquia's steep terrain and seasonal rainfall have made the region prone to deadly landslides.
• A similar event last month in a Medellín suburb claimed at least five lives, marking the second fatal slide this season.