Landslide destroys homes in Manizales
A landslide in the city of Manizales, in Colombia’s coffee region, has destroyed nine homes, Caracol Radio reported Monday. The disaster occurred in the western part of the city, when…
A landslide in the city of Manizales, in Colombia’s coffee region, has destroyed nine homes, Caracol Radio reported Monday. The disaster occurred in the western part of the city, when…
A landslide, which occured Sunday afternoon, has blocked the Panamericana highway in Manizales in Colombia’s Antioquia department, Caracol reported Monday. The section of road near the bus terminal in Caldas, on…
Authorities in the northern Colombian department of Santander ordered the evacuation of 15,000 residents Thursday after mudslides killed at least three. The decision was made amid fears that a double…
Rescue workers in Bello, which borders Medellin, have recovered 74 bodies from the landslide which wiped away 35 houses, El Espectador reported on Wednesday. Andres Perez, mayor of Bello, said that…
The United Nations announces that it will give $6 million in aid over the next three months to help the victims of Colombia’s harsh rainy season, on the organization’s website. Colombia’s…
Bello, a small town north of Medellin, is experiencing a wave of disaster tourism after a landslide on Sunday buried houses and killed at least 50 people, Noticias Uno reported…
After meeting with President Juan Manuel Santos in New York, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loaned $350 million to Colombia to rebuild housing damaged by this year’s rainy season,reports a…
Colombia’s Ministry of Transport announces the creation of a new Crisis Center to deal with the devastating weather which has hit the Andean nation, reports El Espectador. The center will…
Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno Rojas said that 10,000 people have been affected by floods and landslides in Colombia’s capitol this year. The most-affected areas are the neighborhoods in the hills…