Raining
Season In
Colombia Kills At Least
57
Bogota - The second raining
season in Colombia this
year has left at least
57 people dead and some
67,000 houses destroyed
since mid-September, the
director of Colombia's
Red Cross said Sunday.
Carlos Marquez said more
than 154,000 families
have been affected by
floods and landslides,
especially along the
country's two longest
rivers of Magdalena and
Cauca.
The situation on the
ground has caused great
concern as the raining
season is expected to
last at least another 15
days, Marquez said,
adding the government
has maintained alert
levels given the swollen
rivers and brooks in the
country.
Juan Lozano, Colombia's
minister of environment
and housing, urged
mayors of the affected
cities to carry out
immediate assessment of
possible strikes of
flood-related disasters.
Lozano said the
Colombian government is
trying to get help from
the international
community. |
