14 people are dead and many more are still missing, according to the Red Cross officials

Nov 7, 2011 15:18 GMT  ·  By
The entire landscape seems apocalyptic, since streets and houses are presently covered in mud, while rescuers can barely distinguish the roofs of buildings which peak out of the thick layer of mud.
   The entire landscape seems apocalyptic, since streets and houses are presently covered in mud, while rescuers can barely distinguish the roofs of buildings which peak out of the thick layer of mud.

A deadly mudslide threatens the population living in northwest Colombia, whose houses have been wiped off the map in a matter of seconds. 

According to the Red Cross officials, who hurried to save as many lives as possible, the natural catastrophic event is responsible for killing 14 local people, but the black list is far from being completed, since dozens of other inhabitants are still missing.

Many people have been evacuated from their households, while others are struggling to survive under their collapsed houses.

The entire landscape seems apocalyptic, since streets and human establishments are presently buried, while rescuers can barely distinguish the roofs of buildings which peak out of the thick layer of mud.

The tragic incident took place after the hill which is located above Manizales managed to crumble down and set as a target the houses located below, spreading death, chaos, panic and a lot of mud which succeeded in covering the entire surface.

Experts say that the event took place mostly due to the heavy rain which kept on going the entire night before the tragic incident.

In fact, scientists have already proved that heavy rainfall, snowmelt, or high levels of ground water flowing through cracked bedrock is likely to generate a significant and devastating movement of soil or sediments.

Taking into consideration the fact that this catastrophe could repeat itself, the authorities compelled the population to temporarily migrate to safer areas.

The people who managed to keep their calm preserved their lives, but are now worried-sick about their relatives, who are still impossible to trace, so far.

"My family is down there, three cousins and my aunt and there is no information about them," declared a desperate woman for the Telegraph.

By the end of September 2010, 11 devastating mudslides have put the lives of individuals at risk in several parts of the Globe. One of the most devastating natural event which took place in that period affected Guatemala, where the phenomenon killed 45 civilians and rescuers, disrupted the balance of 50,000 people and triggered an economic loss evaluated at up to $500 million.