This article is more than
2 year oldDeadly landslides sweep away homes in Venezuela
At least 22 people have been reported dead, and a further 52 are missing after the torrential rainfall caused by La Niña weather pattern.
Vice President Delcy Rodriguez visited one of the worst-affected areas on Sunday. Rescue services are working to find those still missing, she said.
President Nicolas Maduro described the situation as "difficult and painful".
About 1,000 emergency personnel were taking part in search and rescue operations, deputy civil protection minister Carlos Perez Ampueda added.
The landslides happened after the El Pato river burst its banks, and the resulting floodwaters swept away several houses and shops.
Carmen Melendez, a 55-year-old local, told AFP: "The village is lost. Las Tejerias is lost."
Las Tejerias, which is some 67km (42 miles) from Caracas, has been hit the hardest in Venezuela by this year's La Niña weather pattern.
La Niña is a naturally-occurring event, which involves a cooling of the Pacific Ocean and usually brings wetter conditions to Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Residents help rescuers dig up mud from destroyed homes in Las Tejerias
Keywords
Newer articles
<p>Seven men and five women have been picked, along with the first of what is expected to be a group of six alternates. Two jurors selected earlier were dismissed, and Donald...
Israel Launches Retaliatory Strike Against Iran
Apple deletes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on orders from Beijing
TikTok ban now ‘inevitable’
Congress gets closer to forcing TikTok to be sold or face US ban: What's ne
Ukraine ‘will have a chance at victory’ with new US aid, Zelenskyy says
Who will be Trump’s VP? A shortlist
Israel Iran attack: Damage seen at air base in Isfahan
‘URANIUM’: Terrifying detail about Israel’s strike on Iran emerges
US vetoes Palestinian attempt to gain statehood at the United Nations