Rainy season death toll hits 14, Bogota homes evacuated

The death toll for Colombia’s rainy season hit 14 over the weekend, as one person died and 44 families were evacuated from their homes in Bogota following a Sunday downpour.

The evacuations occurred in the neighbourhoods of Barrios Unidos and Suba, according to daily El Espectador, while Radio Santa Fe reported a landslide in the neighbourhood of los Puentes, which left one man dead.

As well as the evacuations, Bogota traffic police reported the closure of

 

 

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