254 Dead in Colombia Mudslides

EcoWatch
Apr 3, 2017, 3:03 pm200 pts
By Jeff Masters and Lee Grenci At least 254 people were killed in the city of Mocoa (population 40,000) in southwest Colombia near the border of Ecuador early Saturday, when torrential rains triggered a debris flow on a nearby mountain that surged into the town as a huge wall of water carrying tons of mud and…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- twitter
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

Toxic Plumes from Aliso Canyon Gas Blowout Harmed Babies, Study Shows

InsideClimate News

Toxic Plumes from Aliso Canyon Gas Blowout Harmed Babies, Study Shows 129

Trump DOJ seeks to kill Vermont law that makes Big Oil pay for climate harm

Grist

Trump DOJ seeks to kill Vermont law that makes Big Oil pay for climate harm 128

US Energy Dept. Begs For More Renewable Energy, Pleeeeese!!!

CleanTechnica

US Energy Dept. Begs For More Renewable Energy, Pleeeeese!!! 128

PHYSorg

Climate change is fast shrinking the world's largest inland sea 124

Hacker reveals details of Tesla’s upcoming stripped-down Model Y

Electrek

Hacker reveals details of Tesla’s upcoming stripped-down Model Y 115

US Administration Attacks Vermont Superfund Law

CleanTechnica

US Administration Attacks Vermont Superfund Law 115

10,000 buyers snapped up 776 hp electric AUDI wagon – in its first 30 minutes!

Electrek

10,000 buyers snapped up 776 hp electric AUDI wagon – in its first 30 minutes! 115

Forget Tesla hype — Einride begins public L4 autonomous electric semi operations

Electrek

Forget Tesla hype — Einride begins public L4 autonomous electric semi operations 114

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.

Featured

Generator giant Briggs & Stratton can…

Generator giant Briggs & Stratton can now power your home with batteries

El Niño brings more intense rain to India's wettest regions

BYD Down 21% & PHEVs Down 7% YoY —…

BYD Down 21% & PHEVs Down 7% YoY — August 2025 China EV Sales Report

This Town Was One of the First in the…

This Town Was One of the First in the Nation to Install a Geothermal Network.…

International treaty protecting world's oceans to take effect

UN chief warns 1.5C warming goal at risk of 'collapsing'

New research links hurricane size surges to local ocean temperature spikes

Warning: Free Speech Is *Actually* Under…

Warning: Free Speech Is Actually Under Threat In The USA Now

Top Used Electric Car Options Before…

Top Used Electric Car Options Before $4,000 Subsidy Is Gone

Get Rid of Dieselgate Cars,…

Get Rid of Dieselgate Cars, Organizations Say