There is vast flooding throughout Colombia which we in the US
don't hear much about especially in the Valle del Cauca, the valley that
includes Roldanillo. I hear that Cali and Roldanillo have been hard hit.

CNN story.

Colombia's president called for national unity Monday night as the
country struggles to dig out of the devastation wrought by the torrential rains
and massive floods that have so far claimed 91 lives this year.

It is the longest rainy season the country has had in the past 40 years,
according to the Colombian Red Cross, which released new casualty figures
Monday.

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Peak coffee

Arabica coffee climbed to a 14-year high amid concern that adverse weather will
crimp output in Brazil and Colombia, the biggest producers, and as a weaker
dollar boosts demand for commodities as alternative assets.

Rain and lower temperatures will hurt the harvest in Brazil, forecaster Somar
Meteorologia said on April 25. Torrential storms and flooding in Colombia will
boost food prices as farmers struggle to harvest and transport their produce,
Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo said. Coffee futures have more than
doubled in the past year.

It was just a few weeks ago (in March) that I was in Colombia, in
the Valle de Cauca, in Roldanillo reporting on the Hombres Pajaro 2011
competition.