EFE/FOX
As the Bogota River overflows its banks from recent rains...some streets in the capital are 1 meter/3 feet deep with water.
As many families evacuate newly submerged homes...others attempt looting at night.
Officials estimate that homes of 45,196 people have been flooded in Bosa and the nearby town of Ciudad Kennedy...with more than 500 vehicles underwater.
Mayor Clara Lopez describes the flooding as '10 times worse' than last year.
Rains since 1 Sept. have caused at least 140 deaths.
TO SEE: 6 flood fotos:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16121570
Popular Posts
- SERBIA / LIBYA : Are Serbian Mercenary Pilots Bombing Protestors In Tripoli?
- MEXICO: 28 April UPDATE: More Death Discovered In Durango...As Body Count Grows Again By 8; Total 104...So Far.
- BRASIL: Contract To Build Belo Monte Dam Is Awarded; Bloodshed Threatened.
- MEXICO: 2 Girls Scale U.S. Border Fence... In Under 18 Seconds.
- MEXICO: Guapo But Bobo...PRI's Pena Nieto Still Leads To Succeed Prez Calderon.
- BRASIL: Judge Stops Critical S. Paulo Airport Expansion Over Improper Bids.
- CHILE: Navy's Touring Tall Ship...Has Sordid Past.
- CHILE / NEW ZEALAND: Santiago Eyes Volcanos For Geothermal Energy.
- CHILE: Trapped Miners Seek $541k Each in Negligence Lawsuit.
- HUNGARY: 28 APRIL UPDATE: 7 Arrested After Vigilantes Brawl With Roma In Gyongyospata; At least 4 Injured.
