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Colombia Orders Thousands to Evacuate Amid Fears That Dam May Burst

HeadlineMay 18, 2018

Colombia’s government has ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate areas along the Cauca River, as heavy rains threatened to breach a hydroelectric dam under construction. At least 600 people have been left homeless after workers cleared a blockage at the mega-dam in northwestern Colombia, causing a surge in river levels downstream that flooded homes and destroyed schools, bridges and a health center.

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