Colombia is reeling from severe flooding and landslides that have inundated tens of thousands of people in the country's northwest. Over the weekend President Gustavo Petro declared a nationwide state of disaster and canceled his trip to the COP29 climate conference.
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00:00Colombia is reeling from heavy flooding and landslides across much of the country.
00:05The floods have affected tens of thousands of families in Colombia's northwest.
00:09President Gustavo Petro declared a national state of disaster over the weekend and cancelled
00:15his trip to the COP29 climate conference to stay in the country and oversee aid efforts.
00:21The floods follow a month of climate-related disasters worldwide, including record-breaking
00:25floods in Spain and severe hurricanes in Cuba and the United States.