Flash Floods Hit Colombian Coast

Flash flooding rushes through the city streets of Colombia's coastal city Barranquilla. Two cars are swept away after creek water, swollen by hours of heavy, unabated rain rises up and causes panic. Local media reported that some residents had become trapped in the surging flood waters with the body of one firefighter retrieved by authorities after he attended an emergency call. Flood-prone Barranquilla does not...

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