Image copyright Getty Images / Colombian Army Image caption The Colombian army has been called in to help rescue residents of MocoaLandslides have killed at least 92 people in south-west Colombia, the Red Cross said on Saturday.
Image copyright Getty Images / Colombian Army Image caption The landslide destroyed homes and buried carsThe region`s governor Sorrel Aroca told Colombian media that whole neighbourhoods had been buried.
Jose Antonio Sanchez, mayor of the provincial capital Mocoa, told Caracol radio that the town was "totally isolated", without electricity and water.
Across Peru more than 90 people have died since the start of the year because of unusually heavy rainfall, which also caused landslides and flash floods.
Image copyright Getty Images / Colombian Army Image caption The mudslides were caused by the rise of the Mocoa River and various tributariesMarch was the country`s rainiest month since 2011, according to the state meteorological agency.
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