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Floods and landslides devastate Colombia and Venezuela

Floods: An aerial view shows floodwaters in Higuerote, Venezuela
An aerial view of floodwater in Higuerote, Venezuela. Thousands of Venezuelans fled their homes after landslides and swollen rivers brought destruction Photograph: Miranda Government/Reuters
Floods: A man wades through floods caused by heavy rains in Campo de la Cruz
A man wades through floods caused by heavy rains in Campo de la Cruz, northern Colombia Photograph: Ricardo Maldonado/EPA
Floods: Rescue organisations and residents after a landslide in Bello
Rescuers help a woman in the town of Bello, near Medellin, Colombia Photograph: Federico Rios/EPA
Floods: Dogs sit on a window of a house surrounded by flooding waters in Rio Chico
Dogs sit by the window of a house surrounded by floodwaters in Rio Chico, Venezuela Photograph: Fernando Llano/AP
Floods: A youngster looks on as people remove rubble to find survivors
A man looks on as people remove rubble and search for survivors after a landslide devastated La Gabriela neighbourhood, north of Medellin in Colombia Photograph: Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images
Floods: People evacuate after the flooding of a river in Higuerote, Venezuela
People evacuate after the flooding caused a river in Higuerote, Venezuela, to burst its banks Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
Floods: Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez looks out on a helicopter
The Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez, surveys the devastation in Barlovento, about 30 miles east of Caracas, from a helicopter Photograph: Miraflores Palace/Reuters
Floods: People remove rubble to find survivors following a landslide
People search for survivors following a landslide in La Gabriela, Colombia Photograph: Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images
Floods: A resident mourns at the site were dozens of homes were buried in Bello
A resident mourns after dozens of homes were buried by a landslide in Bello, north-western Colombia. The Red Cross attribute more than 170 deaths to heavy rains in the country so far this year Photograph: Luis Benavides/AP
Floods: A man is at the entrance of his flooded house in Buga, Colombia
A man stands in his flooded house in Buga, Colombia Photograph: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images
Floods: Colombian soldiers, policemen, firefighters and locals help remove rubble
Soldiers, policemen, firefighters and locals search through rubble following a landslide in La Gabriela, Colombia Photograph: Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images
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