30 buried in Colombia landslide
September 28th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANSBogota, Sep 28 (IANS) A landslide buried about 30 people on a highway in northwestern Colombia, media reports said.
The accident occurred Monday when the passengers were changing buses on the highway in Antioquia province, Xinhua reported, citing local media reports.
“Apparently between 20 and 30 people were trapped,” an official said.
The rescue work is underway, the report said.
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Tags: antioquia, bogota, buses, landslide, local media, northwestern colombia, xinhua