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Wildfire alert for northwest Colombia

  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...

Wildfire burns 1,235 acres in central Colombia

A forest fire has so far destroyed over 1,235 acres of woodland between the municipalities of Ibague and Espinal in the central Colombian department of Tolima, an Interior Ministry official announced Thursday. The Director of...

Over a thousand acres ravaged by forest fires

Forest fires in Colombia have scorched 1228 acres of land and crops since the turn of the year, as temperatures surpass 97 degrees Fahrenheit, reports EFE Friday. The 16 fires have wreaked havoc in five departments, the most...

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