Rescuers say it could take a week to reach the bodies At least 20 people have been buried by a landslide in northwest Colombia, government officials say.
Most of the victims were bus passengers who were walking across a section of road blocked by a previous landslide when a mountainside collapsed on top of them.
Local houses where some took shelter were also swept away.
Rescuers say there is little hope of finding survivors, as people are buried under many tons of rock and mud.
The disaster triggered by heavy rain happened near Giraldo, 80km (50 miles) north of the city of Medellin.
“It was horrible because we heard a rumbling and looked out to see people running to the houses and then they were also swallowed by the earth,” local resident Milena Ramirez told the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo.
Red Cross sniffer dogs have identified locations where the victims are buried, but officials say it will take several days to dig them out.
The rescue effort has also been hampered by the risk of further landslides.
President Juan Manuel Santos, who visited the scene, said people had ignored warnings to stay away from the site of the previous landslide.
“Sadly, the people who were moving from one bus to another did not pay attention to the authorities,” he said. “We are doing everything we can to find them.”
Mr Santos said Colombians should prepare for “a very tough winter”.
Weeks of heavy rain across the country have caused floods and landslides that have killed more than 70 people.
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