A raging torrent has ripped down a ravine in Colombia’s northwestern mountains and swept the town of Salgar away in a mixture of floodwater and dislodged mud and rock.<br /><br /> The deadly landslide has claimed at least 61 lives and the authorities fear the number will rise.<br /><br /> “You never imagine that something like this is going to happen and even less to see so many people you know, so many neighbours killed,but thanks to God I am fine along with my daughters and my granddaughter,” said one survivor.<br /><br /> Rescue teams are struggling to find any survivors but access is difficult and equipment is slow to arrive to the disaster zone. <br /><br /> Many people are working through the rubble with their bare hands in the race against time. President Juan Manuel Santos has flown over the area and has declared a public emergency.
