Colombia battles ongoing flood threat: Communities work to hold back rising rivers

A navy patrol moves along northern Colombia’s Sino River to assist communities recovering from historic floods.

In Las Palomas, waters have receded but eroded embankments and intermittent surges keep residents on alert, as security forces and civil defence join volunteers to shore up riverbanks with sandbags.

Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Monteria, Colombia.

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