Colombia: Gramalote Town Evacuated After Heavy Rains, Sentenced to Disappear

Albeiro Rodas reports that “a Colombian village, Gramalote in North Santander, is being swallowed by the earth. Another chapter of the tragic 2010 winter in Colombia. […] Most of the houses of the town are damaged and others are already buried, said the minister [of interior Germán Vargas Lleras], so in a couple of days Gramalote will cease to exist. A hill that is next to the town, is falling on it.”

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