Flooding and landslides have left thousands of refugees cut off from food supplies in Ituango, the conflict-strewn municipality in north-western Colombia. As a result, the delivery of food and medical supplies has been stymied, and communications cut off. More than 4,000 people have fled the violence of militias operating in the resource-rich region in recent months. More than 4,000 people have congregated in Ituango after abandoning their homes in north-western Colombia due to the threat from armed groups. Climatologists say rising temperatures are to blame, and that, if current trends continue, the weather events will only become more catastrophic.

Source: The Guardian July 31, 2021 06:00 UTC