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Landslides virtually disconnect one third of Colombia from rest of civilization
by Adriaan Alsema June 16, 2019
Major landslides in central Colombia have destroyed the road that connects the eastern plains with the rest of the country.
A number of landslides in Guayabetal, some 50 kilometers southeast of the capital Bogota, is severely complicating transport, the food supply and trade to the eight provinces that makes up the eastern plains.
The landslides have been occurring for a week and have complicated efforts to restore the main route between the capital and the eastern plains.
Two secondary roads allow the continuation of food supplies and trade, but has allegedly tripled the transport cost because the time it takes to travel from Bogota and Villavicencio, the capital of Meta, has gone from two to 10 hours.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/landslides-virtually-disconnect-one-third-of-colombia-from-civilization/
