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Farmland sits under flood water in La Victoria in southern Colombia, Dec. 15, 2010. An exceptionally wet rainy season has caused floods and landslides and killed dozens throughout Colombia.

'La Nina' hits Colombia

By James Cheng

The AP reports

Meteorologists attribute the rise in precipitation over the country to the "La Nina" climatic phenomenon, which is caused by a cooling of adjacent waters in the Pacific Ocean.

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