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Colombian President Visits City Hit by Landslide

02/04/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Colombian President Visits City Hit by Landslide

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visits the city devastated by a landslide.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visits the city devastated by a landslide following heavy rains.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos declares a state of public emergency in the southern city of Mocoa after heavy rains caused landslides which killed over 250 people. 

Also in the programme: US Vice President Mike Pence’s dining companions. And, culture in Berlin.

(Image: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (right) visits the disaster area of a deadly landslide following heavy rains in Mocoa, Putumayo Colombia on 1st April 2017. Credit: Colombian Presidency Press Office/Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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