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New landslide in Venezuela kills three people

Natural disaster has devastated infrastructure, properties in El Castano, Maracay

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 18 Oct 2022 3:30PM

New landslide in Venezuela kills three people
Cleaning crew members arrive to an affected zone after a landslide due to heavy rains in El Castaño, Venezuela, on October 17, 2022. – AFP pic, October 17, 2022

CARACAS – A landslide in northern Venezuela has killed at least three people, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday.

Initial reports spoke of significant damage after the landslide in El Castano, a district of Maracay, the capital of the state of Aragua, located 80km from Caracas.

Venezuelan television footage showed mudslides devastating everything in their path, sweeping away vehicles, trees and huge boulders.

Maduro made the announcement during a speech in Las Tejerias, where a landslide a week ago has left 54 dead and eight missing, according to the latest toll cited by the president. – AFP, October 18, 2022

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