CAMEROTA: There are some new developments in the deadly mudslides in Colombia. More than 250 people dead. The country's president declaring a state of emergency. CNN's Dave Briggs joins us now with the latest -- Dave.</s>DAVE BRIGGS, CNN ANCHOR, "EARLY START": Good morning, guys. More than 1,000 soldiers and national police officers are involved in what's an ongoing rescue effort trying to find survivors after the Colombian city of Mocoa was effectively washed away.</s>BRIGGS: In southern Colombia, scenes of devastation after surging rivers sent an avalanche of floodwaters throughthe city of Mocoa, destroying homes and sweeping away cars and trees as residents slept early Saturday morning.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): The floodwaters got stuck up in the mountain and when it came down many people didn't have time to react and they were washed away.</s>BRIGGS: The violent mudslides killing over 250 people and injuring hundreds of others. Rescuers seen here searching through the mud and rubble for survivors while heartbroken families line up outside a cemetery waiting for answers.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): I am looking for my three daughters and a tiny granddaughter. They disappeared when it happened and I haven't been able to find them. I ask the whole world -- the whole society to help me. I need help.</s>BRIGGS: Colombia's president confirming that 43 children are among the dead. And the organization, Save the Children, saying that 70 had been separated from their families. Guys, the scramble now to reunite those families and get hospitals and utilities back online.</s>CUOMO: We're just saying it will last days and weeks just to know what they're dealing with. Dave, thank you very much. President Trump is set to face -- meet face-to-face with China's president this week. How will his stern warning, his strong words about China's actions in the past affect the meeting this week? We discuss, next.
More Than 250 Dead In Colombia Mudslides