Mudslides in Colombia kill at least 17 people

A deluge of rain set off landslides that smashed homes and filled streets with mud Wednesday in a mountain city in a coffee-growing part of Colombia, and authorities said at least 17 people were killed and two dozen injured.
Police officers stand at a street engulfed in mud in Manizales, Colombia, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. | AP
Police officers stand at a street engulfed in mud in Manizales, Colombia, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. | AP
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View of a landslide that destroyed several houses in Manizales, Colombia, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. | AP
View of a landslide that destroyed several houses in Manizales, Colombia, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. | AP
Residents work to unearth a house destroyed during a landslide in Manizales, Colombia, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. | AP
Residents work to unearth a house destroyed during a landslide in Manizales, Colombia, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. | AP
A home is engulfed in mud in Manizales, Colombia, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. | AP
A home is engulfed in mud in Manizales, Colombia, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. | AP
A deluge of rain set off landslides that smashed homes and filled streets with mud Wednesday in a mountain city in a coffee-growing part of Colombia. | AP
A deluge of rain set off landslides that smashed homes and filled streets with mud Wednesday in a mountain city in a coffee-growing part of Colombia. | AP

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