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An overflowing river has killed dozens of people and injured many more as an avalanche of water destroyed families' homes.
The incident triggered by intense rains left at least 24 dead and 65 people injured in Mocoa, near Colombia's border with Ecuador.
Carlos Ivan Marquez with Colombia's national disaster agency says the river flooded around midnight, catching unsuspecting residents off guard in the early Saturday hours.
Emergency response workers were continuing the search for survivors, with the number of reported deaths climbing in the morning hours.
Images shared by residents online showed vast areas filled with wood planks and other debris.
President Juan Manuel Santos is expected to visit the region Saturday.