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2017 Mocoa landslide
2017 Mocoa landslide is located in Colombia
Mocoa
Mocoa
2017 Mocoa landslide (Colombia)
Date1 April 2017
Time03:00 COT (UTC−05:00)
LocationMocoa, Colombia
Coordinates1°09′0″N 76°38′51″W / 1.15000°N 76.64750°W / 1.15000; -76.64750
TypeLandslide, flash flood
Deaths336
Non-fatal injuries332
Missing70

The Mocoa landslide was a natural disaster that took place in 2017. During the pre-dawn hours of 1 April 2017, locally heavy rain triggered flash flooding and landslides in the city of Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia, killing at least 336 people, injuring 400, and leaving 200 others missing.[1] It is the third-deadliest weather-related disaster in Colombian history,[2] and is regarded as the worst catastrophe in the history of Mocoa.[3]

  1. ^ Podlaha, Adam; Bowen, Steve; Darbinyan, Claire; Lörinc, Michal. "Global Catastrophe Recap - April 2017" (PDF). Aon Benfield Analytics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wunderground was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Justicia (2 April 2017). "La avalancha que provocó la peor catástrofe en la historia de Mocoa". El Tiempo. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
    - Ben Fox and Alba Tobella and SIR XD (5 April 2017). "Years of Warnings, But No Action Proceeded Deadly Floods in Colombia". Time. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

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