La devastación ambiental de ‘El Niño’ en el norte de Colombia

View of a dead cow in a dried swamp in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 15, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

A cow runs away from a fire at La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 15, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

Fishermen return from their journey in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 15, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

Locals push a canoe through a dry swamp at La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 15, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

View of a burnt field in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 15, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

A motocycle drives through a dried wetland in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 15, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

A local rides a motorbike on the bank of a dried swamp in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 12, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

View of the Cacua river in Guarnanda in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 12, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

View of a dried swamp in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 12, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

Fishermen in a dried swamp in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 12, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

An abandoned canoe stands on the banks of a dried swamp in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 12, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

View of Caymans at the Cocodrilia reseve in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 12, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

A ploughed field in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 13, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

Abandoned canoes stand on the banks of a dried swamp in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 12, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

View of a burnt field in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 12, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

Fisherman on the Rabon Canal in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 12, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

View of the sunset in a dried swamp in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 12, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO

View of the sunset in a dried swamp in La Mojana, a region known for its swamps and wetlands, in San Marcos, Sucre department on March 12, 2016. Northern Colombia is undergoing a severe drought due to el Nino phenomenon, global warming and the misuse of water resources. AFP PHOTO / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP / Joaquin SARMIENTO