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
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