5 killed in north Colombia landslide
Two more children have been confirmed to be among five people killed in the north of Colombia after a landslide buried a home on Thursday, say local authorities.
Two more children have been confirmed to be among five people killed in the north of Colombia after a landslide buried a home on Thursday, say local authorities.
40,000 volunteers have signed up to a Red Cross training scheme in which they will learn how to reduce the risk of disaster during Colombia’s second rainy season.
In Colombia’s central rural Boyaca department, four were killed and four were wounded by a landslide after allegedly searching for emeralds according to local media.
Four miners and one foreman were killed in a landslide in southwest Colombia, reported Caracol Radio on Friday.
A landslide surprised traffic on a highway in southern Colombia Thursday, killing at least six as the mud and rocks buried several vehicles including buses.
The Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM) has raised its alert level to orange as Colombia’s rainy season leaves two dead and 500 families affected.
Ingeominas, the Colombian government’s geology and mining institute, said Monday the country’s topography combined with a lack of understanding of extreme weather puts its population in permanent danger. Martha Calvache,…
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