Three towns evacuated downstream from Colombia’s largest dam
Three towns were evacuated downstream from Colombia’s largest dam on Monday amid fears that the unexpected release of a valve could cause flash floods. The towns of Valdivia, Taraza and…
Three towns were evacuated downstream from Colombia’s largest dam on Monday amid fears that the unexpected release of a valve could cause flash floods. The towns of Valdivia, Taraza and…
Finishing Colombia’s largest dam is the only way to prevent its collapse.
Colombia’s chief prosecutor said Thursday that he is investigating possible corruption at EPM after the public utilities company admitted that the country’s largest dam could break. The $4 billion Hidroituango…
Twenty firemen, four civilians and the local disaster management chief were injured in an explosion in a burnt-down paint factory in Medellin, according to local authorities. The explosion occurred when…
A landslide in southwest Colombia killed more than 13 people, local authorities said Sunday. The landslide that hit the road between Tuquerrez and Junin happened on Saturday, but was not…
Colombia mourned on Tuesday as the country learned about the death of 76 people, including the majority of Brazil’s Chapecoense soccer team, in a plane crash near Medellin. President Juan Manuel…
Officials on Tuesday alerted citizens of forest fire risks across multiple municipalities in Colombia’s northwest Antioquia department. Antioquia’s disaster prevention department (DAPARD) issued the warning for the municipalities of Arboletes, Apartado,…
Colombia’s State’s Council has ordered Bogota to pay damages of $125 million for a landfill that collapsed 15 years ago, according to local media Thursday. The State Council, which is…
A fire displaced at least 1,000 people who were living in the old cellars of the national railway in the northeastern Colombian city of Bucaramanga. “It appears that people were…