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common this time of year, but today's water levels are nearly six meters submerging entire ports along the river. a situation unlike anything many residents have seen in their lifetime. >> we have lived in this neighborhood since we were children. and it's the first time since we were born that we have experienced this situation. so to get around, we have to use dugout canoes. and we continue to live in this situation because we have nowhere else to go. >> reporter: the world health organization is responding to threats like water and vector born diseases. maternal and child nutrition and food insecurity. the rain is expected to let up in the coming days but it may not be until february that the water line will go back to normal. michael holmes, cnn. to colombia now where rain is forecast in the northwest region as the number of people