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May 18, 2018

Colombia Orders Thousands to Evacuate Amid Fears that Dam May Burst
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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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