Colombia is an equatorial territory. It is to the center of the huge pacific ocean, where the La Nina weather phenomenon can directly impact the region.

The 2010 Colombian rainy season was an unusually heavy wet season that affected Colombia during the second semester of 2010. The continuous rainfalls in combination with unstable grounds and dwellings located in high risk zones contributed to the widespread damages.The flooding and associated landslides killed 174 persons, left 225 wounded and 19 others missing. 1.5 million were left homeless.^[2]

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010 Colombia floods