Venezuela landslides – at least 36 dead after torrential rain and flooding
At least 36 people are confirmed dead following landslides in Venezuela after the country was hit by days of heavy torrential rain and flooding.
Rescue teams have been searching in the town of Las Tejerias, the country’s Aragua state, for more than 50 people still missing.
On Sunday, it was reported that 22 had died, but it is now confirmed to have risen to 36.
A month’s worth of rain had fallen in just eight hours and pumps used to power the community’s drinking water system were carried away in the flood waters.
