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View of a wrecked car at the area of a landslide in the road between Quibdo and Medellin, Choco department, Colombia, on Jan. 13, 2024. Fredy Builes/AFP via Getty Images
BOGOTA—A mudslide brought on by heavy rains in northwest Colombia killed at least 23 people and injured dozens on a busy highway, authorities said on Saturday.
The mudslide, which happened Friday afternoon, covered a roadway that connects the cities of Quibdo and Medellin in the Pacific province of Choco.