Colombia floods - photo gallery

Oxfam is scaling up its aid effort to reach 200,000 people affected by the severe floods that have hit Colombia in recent weeks.

Oxfam assessments show that in Córdoba, Sucre, Boliviar and Chocó, 70% of the flood-affected population do not have access to safe water, adequate sanitation and washing facilities and have lost personal belongings and household items.

Credit: Ivan Anzola/Oxfam

Chocó is one of the 32 departments of Colombia. It's located in the northwest, in the Colombian Pacific region, near the Panama border. . The water flow of its two main rivers, Atrato and San Juan, dramatically increased during the last rainy season, flooding surrounding areas and communities.
Credit: Gonzalo Florez/Oxfam

Flooding assessment and transport arrangements to move affected population to safe shelters. More than 27,800 families have been affected by the floods in the Chocó department.
Credit: Ivan Anzola/Oxfam

Vessel used to move the affected population. Oxfam is supporting more than 6,000 people with safe places to sleep, and we also help them to take care of their health through safe water and sanitation programs.
Credit: Ivan Anzola/Oxfam

Flooded village in the Chocó department. Footbridges have been built so that people can circulate through what were once streets.
Credit: Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno

Many homes like this have been completely isolated as a result of the rise of the Atrato River in Carmen del Darién, in Chocó.
Credit: Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno

A nun crosses a flooded garden of which nothing remains, Riosucio, in the Bajo Atrato region of Chocó.
Credit: David Romero/Oxfam

An Oxfam launch goes along the river Atrato to visit the communities affected by flooding, Chocó department.
Credit: Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno

A group of children are getting out of the house after the Christmas Novena Prayer. Riosucio, in the Bajo Atrato region of Chocó.