Torrential rain in Colombia displaces thousands
Cold Front Rushing
Published: 02:02 PM,Feb 10,2026 | EDITED : 06:02 PM,Feb 10,2026
People carry belongings on a flooded street in Monteria, Colombia on February 9, 2026. At least 13 deaths were reported this week in different parts of Colombia due to the intense rains battering the country, which are unusual for this time of year, according to a report on February 8, 2026, based on official information. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)
Twenty-two people have died as a rare spell of torrential rain in Colombia left thousands of families displaced. Colombian officials confirmed that 14 of the fatalities came in the departments of Cordoba and Sucre, with at least 9,000 homes affected. A cold front rushing in from the north of the Americas to the Caribbean coast of Colombia increased rainfall last month by 64 per cent compared to the historical average. — AFP