2010 Colombian rainy season

2010 Colombian rainy season
In red flood areas during 2010 and 2011 events according to IDEAM. In blue river lines according to IGAC and SIGOT. In grayscale DEM according to GMTED2010 resampled to 250m.
DateNovember 2010  – Ongoing
LocationColombia
Deaths301
Property damagemore than $6 billion

The 2010 Colombian rainy season was an unusually heavy wet season that affected Colombia during the second semester of 2010. The continuous rainfalls in combination with unstable grounds and dwellings located in high risk zones contributed to the widespread damages. The flooding and associated landslides killed 174 persons, left 225 wounded and 19 others missing. 1.5 million were left homeless.

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