Survivor Colombia: We had almost no time

bogota - A Colombian who survived the flood in Colombia with his wife and seven-month-old son, said there was barely time to escape the water.

Eduardo Vargas was awakened by his neighbors who were banging on his door and fled a nearby mountain with his family. 'There's nothing left. But thank God we are alive, 'said Colmbiaan to local media when he returned a few hours after the flooding to the disaster area.

Due to heavy rains occurred in the night from Friday to Saturday rivers burst their banks. Then poured mud, sediment and debris of houses and roads in the city of Mocoa, said Mayor Jose Antonio Castro at a local radio station.

The damage is enormous. According to the mayor houses are in seventeen districts 'actually erased. 'For residents, there was barely time to find a safe haven. Also destroyed two bridges.

According to another survivor was the flooding have been coming at a time, but they were still surprised. Last month in the region extreme rainfall cases. It was the wettest month since 2011.