BBC/
Almost 300 people have died from floods and landslides.
President Juan Manual Santos estimates damage at $5-6 billion usd.
Water is still flooding towns and land in the north where a levee along the Dique Canal ruptured at the end of November.
Many roads have been been blocked or damaged by flood waters or landslides and more than 600 schools have also been damaged, keeping more than 300,000 students from attending.
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