Medellin: The death toll from a landslide in northwestern Colombia has risen to 16, following heavy rainfall in the region. Governor of the Antioquia Department, Andres Julian Rendon, stated in a post on platform X that eight people remain missing after the landslide, which occurred near the city of Medellin.

According to Qatar News Agency, rescue teams in the nearby mountainous town of Bello are continuing efforts to search for victims and locate the missing beneath tons of soil and rocks. Mayor of Bello, Lorena Gonzalez, noted that the ground remains unstable and emphasized that rescue teams are facing "significant risks" during their operations.

Five people were killed last month in a landslide that struck the town of Sabaneta, a suburb of Medellin.