Colombia not prepared for rainy season: Santos
Colombia needs to quickly implement reconstruction works to prepare for the upcoming rainy season, which is expected to be more destructive than the last, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos warned…
Colombia needs to quickly implement reconstruction works to prepare for the upcoming rainy season, which is expected to be more destructive than the last, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos warned…
Colombia is highly vulnerable to the upcoming rainy season, which forecasters say will be stronger than the last, El Espectador reported Thursday. The country has not yet recovered from the…
President Juan Manuel Santos said that major reconstruction efforts in Colombia cannot commence until the La Niña weather pattern passes, likely at the end of June. In a presidential communique…
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…
Colombia’s meteorological service has said that departments from almost all over the country face the risk of flooding and landslides as heavy rains continue to cause problems, Caracol Radio reported…
The Colombia’s meteorological service IDEAM is demanding $29.5 million from the air transportation authority, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. The Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM) has reportedly filed a…
Heavy rains over the weekend left eight people dead and many roads blocked by landslides in what has been a record-setting rainy season across Colombia. Eight people were killed in…
Victims of landslides caused by heavy rain in the area of Soacha, south of Bogota, will receive government subsidies. The Cundinamarca department, where Soacha is located, will give 150 subsidies…
The Colombian government will ask the Ministry of Finance for an additional $38 million (COP70 billion) to deal with a second wave of devastating rains that are predicted to arrive…