UN agency blames weather, socio-economic factors for Colombian landslide tragedy

Source: Xinhua| 2017-04-06 16:32:15|Editor: xuxin

COLOMBIA-MOCOA-LANDSLIDE

People prepare food at a temporary shelter in Mocoa, Putumayo department, Colombia, on April 5, 2017. The UN weather agency said on Tuesday that very heavy rainfall triggered landslides that hit Colombia over the weekend, but "exceptional" level of rains were not the sole cause, and many other factors added to the devastation. (Xinhua/Jhon Paz)

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