Rainy season exceeding state’s capabilities: Santos
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said that the “unprecedented” rainy season has surpassed the state’s response capacity, as the Colombian Red Cross announced that the 2011 death toll has…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said that the “unprecedented” rainy season has surpassed the state’s response capacity, as the Colombian Red Cross announced that the 2011 death toll has…
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 devastation caused by the recent rainy season appears to have returned after landslides and flooding in Antioquia left six people dead, four injured, and a further 250 affected. The department…
Hundreds of residents from Bogota slums refuse to be relocated despite authorities’ warnings that the coming rainy season could cause deadly landslides. The approximately 100 families concerned, who live in…
Colombia’s heavy rains cause major traffic jams in the capital city Bogota, with landslides and flooding blocking some roads. All major roads have reduced mobility with cars driving less than…
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…
Rescue workers in the north-west Colombian department of Antioquia on Thursday gave up looking for victims of a landslide in the village of Giraldo after the recovery of three bodies,…
Authorities in the northwestern Colombian department of Antioquia lowered the estimated death toll of the landslide that hit the village of Giraldo on September 27. Initially, authorities said 30 people…
Authorities in Colombia’s north-western Antioquia department said there is no hope that rescue workers will find any survivors of the landslide that buried an estimated 30 people under 3.5 million…