<p>Torrential rains and flooding have killed at least 12 people at a mining camp in mountainous northwest Colombia, with another two reported missing and more damage expected, authorities said Thursday.</p>.<p>The flooding at Abriaqui in the Antioquia department surprised a group of miners as they were eating dinner on Wednesday evening, Mayor Hector Urrego told local television.</p>.<p>"The guys were at dinner, some were preparing to rest, others were leaving work when the flood arrived" at the El Porvenir gold mine, he said.</p>.<p>"We have twelve lifeless bodies (...) and there are still two missing," he added.</p>.<p>The flooding destroyed one level of the mining camp as well as part of a plant, according to the Antioquia government.</p>.<p>The effort to recover the missing was delayed until Friday morning due to inclement weather, rescue officials said.</p>.<p>Urrego added that 20 families were evacuated from a nearby town due to the risk of further flooding, with various rivers around Abriaqui threatening to burst their banks.</p>.<p>Several rural roads were made impassable by landslides.</p>.<p>"A team of professionals are heading to the area to support response efforts," said the provincial disaster management agency DAGRAN.</p>.<p>President Ivan Duque expressed "solidarity with the families of the victims" on Twitter.</p>.<p>"Relief agencies are working... in search operations for the disappeared," the president said.</p>.<p>So far this rainy season, 17 people have died in floods in Antioquia, according to local authorities.</p>.<p>Hours before the Abriaqui flood, a woman was killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in the neighbouring town of Barbosa.</p>.<p>In February, at least 14 people died and 34 were injured in a mudslide triggered by heavy rains in the central-west Risaralda province.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Torrential rains and flooding have killed at least 12 people at a mining camp in mountainous northwest Colombia, with another two reported missing and more damage expected, authorities said Thursday.</p>.<p>The flooding at Abriaqui in the Antioquia department surprised a group of miners as they were eating dinner on Wednesday evening, Mayor Hector Urrego told local television.</p>.<p>"The guys were at dinner, some were preparing to rest, others were leaving work when the flood arrived" at the El Porvenir gold mine, he said.</p>.<p>"We have twelve lifeless bodies (...) and there are still two missing," he added.</p>.<p>The flooding destroyed one level of the mining camp as well as part of a plant, according to the Antioquia government.</p>.<p>The effort to recover the missing was delayed until Friday morning due to inclement weather, rescue officials said.</p>.<p>Urrego added that 20 families were evacuated from a nearby town due to the risk of further flooding, with various rivers around Abriaqui threatening to burst their banks.</p>.<p>Several rural roads were made impassable by landslides.</p>.<p>"A team of professionals are heading to the area to support response efforts," said the provincial disaster management agency DAGRAN.</p>.<p>President Ivan Duque expressed "solidarity with the families of the victims" on Twitter.</p>.<p>"Relief agencies are working... in search operations for the disappeared," the president said.</p>.<p>So far this rainy season, 17 people have died in floods in Antioquia, according to local authorities.</p>.<p>Hours before the Abriaqui flood, a woman was killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in the neighbouring town of Barbosa.</p>.<p>In February, at least 14 people died and 34 were injured in a mudslide triggered by heavy rains in the central-west Risaralda province.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>