The collapse of Colombia's Canal del Dique, which connects the Magdalena River to Cartagena Bay, has inundated many towns and 600,000-hectares of farmland. As Louisiana residents learned not long ago, nature can't be held back forever.
In Colombia's case, man not only built a wall to vainly hold back water, but man's impacts on the environment also increased the intensity of Colombia's weather, contributing to this year's phenomenal rains and flooding.
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| The scene in Bogotá today. |
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