1st LD Writethru: 18 killed in Colombia landslide

BOGOTA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- At least 18 people were killed and dozens injured on Friday in a powerful landslide in northwestern Colombia, local media reported.

The landslide occurred on a road between Quibdo, the capital of the Choco Department, and Medellin, the capital of the Antioquia Department, with dozens of people and vehicles trapped in the area, Colombia's Vice President Francia Marquez said on X, forme