More than 100 people were feared dead today following a landslide that buried a poor area during Colombia's heaviest rains in decades.

Rescuers held out little hope today for dozens of coal miners trapped underground by an explosion that killed at least 18 in Colombia.

Waking from a nap that may have lasted thousands of years, the Nevado del Huila volcano in Colombia erupted late yesterday and early today, provoking avalanches and floodings that swept away houses and bridges and prompted the evacuation of thousands, authorities said.