Colombia Rainy Season Death Toll at 93


Please be praying for Colombia, as the rainy season is just starting up again. In the past couple weeks thousands of people have been affected and many have dropped into eternity. We must reach them as quickly as we can! Will you pray for more laborers for Colombia?

Here is a news story on the flooding:

Colombia news - Cali floods

Ninety three Colombians have died and 12 are missing because of floods and landslides caused by this year’s first rainy season, said the Rad Cross Friday.The latest victims are two children who were buried under a landslide just north of Medellin.

According to the aid agency, the extreme weather has left 52 injured and has damaged the homes or lands of more than 130,000 Colombians.

24 of the country’s 32 departments have dealt with emergency situations following the torrential rains that began in February, only weeks after the disastrous rainy season of last year that killed more than 300 and left more than $5 billion in damages to private properties and infrastructure.

According to meteorologists, the extreme rains are the result of weather phenomenon La Niña, which also caused last year’s extreme rainy season. The meteorologists estimate warn that the worst of the rainy season is yet to come and may last until June.

The Red Cross expressed its concern about the water levels of the Magdalena river, which is the country’s largest rivers and goes from the south of the country to the Caribbean sea. Regions around other rivers are on high flood alert after torrential rains caused great parts of the cities Bogota and Cali to flood and are threatening to flood even larger areas particularly in the north where the Magdalena meets with the Cauca river.

Santos has already announced that the extreme rainfall has exhausted the capabilities of the State.

About Aaron

I am a born again child of God, a servant of Christ and seeker of His glory! I'm happily married to my wonderful wife, Aubrie, and we have four precious daughters. God has graciously allowed us to serve as missionaries in Colombia, South America since 2011, and minister among Latin Americans since 2004. Follow our story at www.bemagnified.org

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