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33 killed in Colombia landslide

STORY: 33 killed in Colombia landslide DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the landslide 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ALFONSO PRADA, Interior Minister of Colombia 3. various of the landslide STORYLINE: The death toll has climbed to 33 from a landslide that buried vehicles along a highway in Colombia over the weekend. The landslide happened on Sunday, burying a bus carrying passengers from Cali to Condoto, both in Western Colombia, along with a car and a motorcycle on a highway in the western-central department of Risaralda. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ALFONSO PRADA, Interior Minister of Colombia "It makes us very sad that we have identified 33 deceased people, including three minors. We have rescued nine people alive. Four of them are currently in critical condition." In the wake of the landslide, authorities plan to declare a nationwide maximum alert to prepare for weather-related disasters. A local official told reporters that the highway where the ac