Spain to send aid to victims of rainy season
Spain is set to send humanitarian supplies to Colombia in an effort to alleviate some of the strain on the Colombian state caused by the rainy season, El Espectador reports.…
Spain is set to send humanitarian supplies to Colombia in an effort to alleviate some of the strain on the Colombian state caused by the rainy season, El Espectador reports.…
Colombia’s Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo said that the government is examining the idea of establishing emergency air points to carry food to the cities most adversely impacted by this…
Hundreds of people are working throughout the day to try and contain rising flood waters in Bogota which have begun reaching the city’s main international airport. Eight hundred and fifty…
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has expressed his sympathy for victims of the heavy rains that have been wreaking havoc throughout Colombia over the past year, reported El Espectador. “You have…
The Inspector General’s Office alerted Colombian mayors and governors on Tuesday to the presence of false intermediaries who may steal emergency rainy season funds. W Radio reported that the office…
Nine of Colombia’s departments are in a state of high alert for risk of landslides, according to Ministry of the Interior Risk Management Director Carlos Ivan Marquez. W Radio reported…
The Frio River flooded six barrios in the town of Chia, just north of Bogota in the Cundinamarca department, early Wednesday morning, causing the evacuation of three. Authorities ordered the…
Colombia has been put on high alert over heavy rains that continue to wreak havoc through the country. Over 50 people lost their lives just this past week due to…
The Constitutional Court upheld three emergency decrees on Tuesday that were issued during last year’s flooding, one of which will allow the government nearly $220 million in aid to address…