Several rafts and a kayak capsized Friday on the Güejar River in central Colombia due to a sudden flood that left at least four people dead, the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management said.

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and increasing the flood risk to local communities," per the study. The study authors noted that the conditions not only make tsunamis more likely in the area, but that "tsunamis created by more ...