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.…
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Bogota authorities trying to stop rising flood levels
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…
Inspector general warns of fraud during flood aid distribution
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…
‘Summer period will not be long enough to reconstruct Colombia’
The rainy season will leave Colombia by the end of May but the short summer won’t be long enough to dry out the land, rebuild roads and repair damages, claimed…
Govt to rebuild 300 homes destroyed by floods
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos pledged on Wednesday to finance the rebuilding of some 300 homes destroyed by a landslide in the town of Utica, during a visit to the…
Town of Chia flooded by overflowing of Frio River
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…
Court upholds decrees from last year’s floods, grants $220M in aid
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…
Cauca issues red alert due to flood fears
Local authorities in the southwest department of Cauca issued a preventive red alert warning on Tuesday night for residents along the department’s river banks after heavy rains, El Espectador reports.…
NGO slams govt response to floods
Refugees International (RI) called on President Juan Manuel Santos Tuesday to step up action to provide humanitarian assistance for the thousands of Colombians who are still suffering from the effects…