Venezuela landslide: at least 25 dead and 50 missing after floods

SMA NEWS – CARACAS
A landslide in Venezuela has killed at least 25 people and left more than 50 missing after a river overflowed in the latest deadly disaster caused by heavy rain in the country.
Houses and businesses were destroyed in the deluge on Saturday night that left Las Tejerias, a town about 70 kilometres south-west of the capital Caracas, covered in mud and debris, including felled trees, household items and mangled cars.
“We are seeing very significant damage here, human losses,” Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said.
Interior Minister Remigio Ceballos told government television VTV late on Sunday that at least 25 people died in the disaster.
Fifty-two people are missing and about 1,000 have joined the rescue efforts, he said.
Dozens have died in the country in recent months as a result of historically high levels of rain.