2011 Colombia floods

A series of floods in Colombia began in late April 2011, coinciding with the country's rainy season. Torrential rains triggered extensive flooding and landslides that killed at least 187 people and affected 1.2 million. It destroyed and damaged 1,450 and 149,270 houses respectively, and left more than 69,000 residents homeless. Estimates have placed damages at US$5 billion. After September, a second wave of flooding and landslides (coinciding with the year's second rainy season) killed another 81 people, wounded 65 more and affected approximately 289,000 (including 61,000 families). However the heavy rain and flooding effected 28 out of 32 departments of Colombia.