Normally Colombia has some more rain than normal in September till November/December, but in 2008, it was a LOT more than normal. Most days started out perfect with a bright blue sky and just a few clouds but in the afternoon or evening the faucet is turned on and the city is covered by water. In Bogota we had some streets completely flooded,
but especially in the Northern part of Colombia the damage and suffering was a lot worse. The Rio Magdalena broke through dikes and left at least 50.000 people homeless, mainly in the city of Plato. About 1.000.000 people were estimated to be homeless nation wide because of the flooding and 67 people were killed. Colombia is beautiful...but sometimes, the rainy season really sucks.
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