2015 Colombian landslide

When

18 May 2015

Kind

Event

Coordinates

5.96° N, 75.98° W

Description

2015 Colombian landslide.

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2015 natural disaster in Salgar, Antioquia, Colombia

The 2015 Salgar landslide was a landslide that struck the municipality of Salgar in Colombia on May 18, 2015. The landside was triggered by heavy rains that fell on the watershed of the Libordiana stream, and resulted in around 100 deaths and the destruction of portions of the residential area of Salgar.

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