Heavy rains that hit several parts of Colombia over the weekend left
two dead, 28 injured and hundreds homeless. A strong downpour in the capital Bogotá
left to several emergencies.
A landslide on the road from Medellín to Turbo pushed a bus off the highway into an abyss killing two passengers. 28 other passengers were taken to hospitals in Medellín and Cañasgordas.
Flooding in Soledad, close to the Atlantic coast, left dozens of injured and a number of houses destroyed.
Floods also occured in Cartagena‘s touristic old city and boat trips from Colombia’s number one touristic hotspot were canceled because of trheats of extreme weather.