Colombia landslide kills nine: rescuers

A landslide has killed nine people in southwestern Colombia, emergency services said.

The landslide in the rural town of El Tambo left "a total today of nine dead and three injured," the National Risk Management Unit said in a statement.

The landslide struck yesterday after days of heavy rain. It blocked a road, making rescue work difficult, the unit said.

Ten people were killed by another landslide two weeks ago in the north of the country.