(CNN) Dozens of houses have been destroyed in a landslide in the Bolivian capital of La Paz, displacing hundreds of residents, according to city authorities. Dramatic footage shows entire brick homes caving into clouds of dust and toppling down a hillside, as locals fled carrying children and pets. Emergency services managed to evacuate the neighborhood before the worst of the collapse, averting casualties. However, rescue workers were searching for one missing person, the municipal secretary for social development, Rosmery Acarapi, told media on Wednesday in footage posted to the city government's Twitter accountForty-six homes collapsed completely and another 18 suffered damage, officials said. The city's mayor, Luis Revilla, later told a press conference that 88 families -- 380 individuals -- had been forced out of their homes and were in need of aid.

Source: CNN May 01, 2019 16:07 UTC