( CNN ) -- Torrential rain and massive floods that have been pounding Colombia this year have not let up , and dozens of people are dead amid widespread destruction , the Colombian Red Cross said Wednesday . Eighty-six people have died so far this year , it said , mainly in the central region that includes the provinces of Cundinamarca , Caldas and Antioquia . Fifty have been injured and 21 are still missing . In addition , 378,000 people have been evacuated in the South American country because their homes were destroyed by the floods , the Red Cross said . Affected areas include 1,001 municipalities in 28 of the 32 Colombian provinces . The Federal District , in which Bogota , the capital , is located , also has been affected . Sandra Calvo , a spokeswoman with the Colombian Red Cross , called the situation `` very complicated '' and a `` total emergency . '' `` This is the longest rainy season we 've had in the last 40 years and the one that has caused the most destruction , '' Calvo said . `` We 've had everything from mudslides and flooding to rivers overflowing and destroying everything in their path . '' After touring one of the most affected areas , the municipality of Puerto Nare in Antioquia province , Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said more rain is expected , which will further complicate the situation . `` This tragedy has no precedent in our history . These mountains behind me are literally crumbling and that 's going to cause many problems , '' he said . Santos also called on Colombians to `` work together , '' and `` coordinate our efforts '' to reduce the `` immense costs resulting from this tragedy . '' Andres Gonzalez Diaz , governor of Cundinamarca province , said this is `` the worst catastrophe '' his government has faced . `` We have hundreds of destroyed houses and important crops that were swept away by the floods , but fortunately we 've been able to minimize the loss of human lives , '' he said . Gonzalez also said that at least 20 people have died in Cundinamarca . A dozen people died in accidents resulting from roads and bridges left structurally unstable by floods and heavy rain . Antioquia is the province with the highest number of fatalities . The death toll there stands at 131 , according to the Colombian Red Cross . This is the second consecutive year that Colombia has been devastated by torrential rain and massive flooding . Last year 408 people died in the nation and more than 2.8 million people were left homeless or affected in some way by the rain .
An intense rainy season brings mudslides and flooding , a Red Cross official says . `` This is the longest rainy season we 've had in the last 40 years , '' she says . The U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday that it has received more than 1,000 reports of damage from flash floods across the country since late May. ` This tragedy has no precedent in our history ''