Landslide Killed 9 in Colombian Town

Colombian residents standing outside where the landslide occurred in Barrancabermeja, Colombia on Oct. 21, 2018. Screenshot/Reuters
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At least nine people, including five children, died on Oct. 21 when a landslide buried three homes in a low income neighborhood in a central Colombian town.

The landslide was caused by heavy rains that fell on the city of Barrancabermeja, where the country’s main petroleum refinery is located.