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At El Playón, on the edge of Carepa city, the river is changing course and moving closer to the housing every day. Political decisions to sell the river to a commercial sand mining operation have resulted in massive river erosion that is affecting the security of Carepa city dwellers. Every night of rainfall more erosion of the river bank happens and more trees are washed away.

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Sean Hawkey, all rights reserved
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Colombia South America environment erosion river water
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Water in Urabá, Colombia
At El Playón, on the edge of Carepa city, the river is changing course and moving closer to the housing every day. Political decisions to sell the river to a commercial sand mining operation have resulted in massive river erosion that is affecting the security of Carepa city dwellers. Every night of rainfall more erosion of the river bank happens and more trees are washed away.