Life in water and mud: Colombians fed up with constant flooding
La Mojana, Colombia (AFP) May 25, 2024
The Berrio family moves around their home on raised planks, upon which their beds and furniture have been raised, to avoid the knee-high, murky waters that have invaded their modest brick house. For the fourth year in a row, Colombia's northern La Mojana region has been flooded, drowning crops and animals in a worsening crisis exacerbated by deforestation and mining. On top of that, a sa