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Residents of Providencia sit in a Colombia army plane with their belongings as they are being evacuated on November 21, 2020 in Providencia Island, Colombia. The islands of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina were hit by Hurricane Iota in the early hours of Monday 16th as a category 5 storm, the strongest to affect the country since records are kept. The islands' economy depends on the tourism industry which has been suffering due to coronavirus restrictions since March. According to official sources, 98% of the Providencia Island infrastructure was destroyed by Iota's winds. President Duque, now visiting San Andres Island, contacted the US government for humanitarian help and assistance in hurricane crisis management. (Photo by Diego Cuevas/Getty Images)
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