Roughly 44 children have reportedly died in Mocoa in Colombia in landslides caused by heavy rains on Saturday.
The country's President Juan Manuel Santos visited the area for two days and said more than 200 people have been diagnosed with the loss of life in those children is 44.
At the same time claimed that that number is expected to rise further due to the approximately 300 people still missing. Pardo Carolina biologist from the University of El Rosario in Bogota, has spoken to the BBC, saying the abuse of land has led to erosion that caused landslides.
Here are some pictures of the damaged areas.
