A landslide of plant materials and soil injured no less than 15 vacationers visiting the free-standing Rock of Guatape in Colombia. The granite outcropping is over 650 ft excessive from its base.

At least 15 folks had been injured within the landslide Thursday afternoon, the Administrative Department for Risk Management for the Colombian Department of Antioquia posted on X. Of these confirmed to be injured, 9 had been hospitalized and 6 had been handled onsite.

Local officers stated that continued weathering of the rock by the weather finally led to the fabric detaching from the rock.

A crack on the stone’s proper aspect was stuffed by vegetation and soil, which expanded the crack. That materials was finally dislodged because of heavy rains, in line with a report seen by the El Colombiano native newspaper.

“This landslide occurred at the top and due to the height it gained strength and speed, and impacted these people who were walking through the site,” Jaime Enrique Gomez Zapata, director common of the Antioquia danger administration division instructed native newspaper El Pais, as translated by Google.

The web site has now been quickly closed to vacationers as authorities decide the general stability of the rock formation and whether or not or not it's nonetheless protected for vacationers following the landslide.

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