193 dead after overflowing rivers engulf Colombian city

A torrent of water from three overflowing rivers has torn through a small city in Colombia while people slept, destroying homes, sweeping away cars and killing at least 193 residents.

193 dead after overflowing rivers engulf Colombian city

A torrent of water from three overflowing rivers has torn through a small city in Colombia while people slept, destroying homes, sweeping away cars and killing at least 193 residents.

The incident triggered by a sudden rainstorm happened around midnight in Mocoa, a provincial capital of about 40,000 people tucked between mountains near Colombia's southern border with Ecuador.

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