Colombia on Sunday mourned the deaths of an estimated 210 people in the mudslide-devastated town of Mocoa as rescuers searched for survivors in a sea of muck and debris.
A "profoundly saddened" Pope Francis weighed in with a message of grief and solidarity with the suffering people of Mocoa, a town of 40,000 in Colombia's Amazon basin.
The torrent of mud, boulders and debris struck the town with little warning late Friday after days of heavy rains that caused three area rivers to flood.
It swept away homes, bridges, vehicles and trees, leaving piles of wrecked timber buried in thick mud.
The Colombian Red Cross put the number of confirmed deaths at 200, adding that it was unclear how many people were still missing. Earlier reports said more than 100 were unaccounted for.
At least 203 people were injured, some 300 families were affected and 25 homes destroyed, the Red Cross said.
