"Mass Movement" event in Colombia

'1 dead, 15 missing in Colombia slide'

I was very pleased to see an article on the front page of MSNBC's weather channel that dealt with a country other than the US. Usually most of the stories involve something nominal that only affects a people on a very small scale, and the media just makes a big deal out of it. Apparently people dying and going missing in Colombia give merit for a front page story though, so I would argue against printing it.

This article basically states that heavy rains during this season have caused multiple slope failures that have led to mass movement events. Overall this year 145 people have died, as opposed to the 80 who died during last years rainy season.

I understand that there is more rain this year, but if that rain falls in the same region every year where these people are losing their lives wouldn't it make sense that there would be more preventative measures in place in this region? I feel as if this is a case where the government has just sort of turned a blind eye to what is going on here in this region. It will be interesting to see how the government reacts to future problems in this region as the wet season progresses.