Mudslides hit Colombia

On Tuesday, in Bello, Colombia, rescuers pulled more bodies from a giant mudslide. More than 100 people were buried from the mudslide that was caused by heavy rains and floods that hit the county. Evacuations have been made in the fear for more mudslides to occur as the country tries to recover from the large amounts of water that have hit the region. The floods have killed more than 200 people, damaged crops and livestock, and caused about 1.7 million people to be removed from their homes. This has been one of the worst natural disasters to hit the area for they have not experienced such events before in recent history. The government plans to spend around $550 million in disaster relief for people. Clearly the government is taking action in helping the citizens of Colombia. Neighboring countries are experiencing similar effects from the storms, such as Venezuela. The large amounts of rain are coming from a weather phenomenon called La Nina. The weather office in Colombia expects this event to continue into next year and could increase rainfall in the next rainy season in March. It appears the worst of is yet to come while the nation tries to recover and prepare for future floods.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101208/wl_nm/us_colombia_disaster

Landslide in Bosnia

In Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 3 people were killed while many were left homeless due to a landslide on Sunday. The landslide was caused by heavy amounts of rain. This area had been experiencing heavy rain for over five days now causing some of the worst floods in a century. These floods have caused many people to be evacuated from their homes. A man was rescued from his three story home, told the Associated Press. Tragically, however, his wife, teenage son, and mother were unable to escape as the landslide slid the house downhill 20 meters before it crushed and buried the building.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101205/ap_on_re_eu/eu_europe_weather

Cold weather and heavy snow hit Northern Europe

With the official winter season just around the corner, it has already been affecting people around the world, especially in northern Europe. Sub-zero temperatures and heavy snow fall has caused travel chaos. Air flights have been canceled and trains have been halted due to this weather. More importantly, this winter weather has been have a significant impact on Europe's economy. It is projected that they are losing about 1.2 billion pounds ($1.87 billion) a day. This is some of the worst early winter weather Britain has experienced in nearly two decades. The second busiest airport in Britain, Gatwick, canceled all flights on Wednesday and is not expected to reopen until Friday. On top of Britain's criticism for handling severe winter weather like this to keep means of transportation moving, the weather does not seem to being easing up at all. 

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