Flood-hit city in Colombia mourns as death toll rises

Lines of people quietly walked the streets of Mocoa, followed by hearses carrying coffins, as the survivors of the deadly flood that hit the city in Colombia buried their loved ones.

Flood-hit city in Colombia mourns as death toll rises

Lines of people quietly walked the streets of Mocoa, followed by hearses carrying coffins, as the survivors of the deadly flood that hit the city in Colombia buried their loved ones.

Colombian authorities said at least 273 people were killed when rivers surrounding Mocoa overflowed and sent a wall of water and debris surging through the city over the weekend.

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