Barranquilla Carnival: hospitals on alert
The Barranquilla health secretary on Friday placed hospitals in the coastal city on yellow alert in the lead-up to the community’s four days of flamboyant festivities. Health Secretary Luis Alexander…
The Barranquilla health secretary on Friday placed hospitals in the coastal city on yellow alert in the lead-up to the community’s four days of flamboyant festivities. Health Secretary Luis Alexander…
A wildfire burned out of control Thursday in the central Colombian department of Boyaca, threatening the popular tourist destination of Villa de Leyva. The fire, with flames reaching 10 meters…
The Colombian government on Thursday officially declared the wildfires raging across the country a national disaster. The intense sun and current high temperatures, combined with people’s irresponsible actions, have led…
Around 9,000 people living in the risk zones of the Galeras and Huila volcanoes have ignored orders to evacuate the vicinity, national emergency services warned on Tuesday. Both volcanoes are…
The Nevado del Huila volcano in Colombia’s south western department of Huila has reawakened, initially discharging ash which is predominantly affecting the indigenous communities within the surrounding area. The town…