A stunning video has emerged of the second a torrent of mud bursts a river's banks in a landslide which left a minimum of 14 useless and 20 folks lacking in Colombia. The torrent of mud and particles destroyed houses in Quetame, a district about an hour’s drive southeast of the capital Bogota, within the early hours of Tuesday.

The landslide's impression was caught by a safety digital camera and reveals how in a matter of seconds a mixture of water and dirt swept away all the pieces in its path.

According to native reviews, a six-year-old boy was among the many victims of the catastrophe, which was unleashed by heavy rain flooding three streams.

Rescue groups have been trying to find lacking folks, who could possibly be buried below the particles.

The mudslide additionally tore down a bridge on the Bogota-Villavicencio freeway, forcing police to redirect site visitors.

Authorities report a minimum of six folks have been discovered alive and they're being handled in medical centres within the area, in accordance with news web site semana.com

Colombian President Gustavo Petro posted a message of condolence to the victims' households on Twitter.

The Governor of Antioquia, Aníbal Gaviria Correa, mentioned: "It is very painful to start the day with a preliminary report of six missing due to a landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca.

"All our solidarity with the households of the victims and with Governor Nicolás García Bustos. The climatic emergency is a latent menace."

Mr Petro said the landslide "demonstrates that there's an crucial want" for local officials to plan urban areas more rigorously, leaving greater space around waterways.

The mudslide will disrupt commerce between eastern Colombia and Bogota, which is a key transit route for beef, rice and palm oil.

A local told semana.com: "It's desolate. It's very unhappy. It's like a holy discipline. The mud swept away all the pieces. It was the wind that alerted me to what was going to occur. The wind was blowing fairly exhausting and I managed to evacuate my spouse, my youngsters and my mother-in-law.

"We were saved from being swept away by the landslide by a matter of minutes."

Additional reporting by Maria Ortega.