Colombia: Floods in La Mojana subregion

On 27 August 2021, the Cauca River in the north of Colombia flooded, causing serious damage to five municipalities in La Mojana subregion. La Mojana is located in the north of Colombia, between the departments of Bolivar, Sucre, Antioquia, and Cordoba. It is surrounded by the Magdalena, Cauca, and San Jorge rivers. The flooding was a result of atypical rains during August and a rupture in a dam that functioned as a retaining wall for the river, affecting all municipalities of the subregion.