Massive increase in earthquakes raises concern over Colombia’s most dangerous volcano
A significant increase in earthquakes in central Colombia may be an indicator of volcanic activity...
Tag: natural disaster
30,000 evacuated as Colombia’s Mocoa prevents another disaster
More than 30,000 people were evacuated from Mocoa in south Colombia over the weekend after heavy...
Forest fire rages for 2 days Colombia’s north-east
A forest fire in the north-eastern municipality of Piedecuesta in Colombia’s Santander state...
Authorities warn of another prolonged drought in Colombia
Colombia’s state meteorological agency issued an alert Tuesday warning of the possibility of...
2 elderly women die in storms in central Colombia
The Administrative Department of Prevention, Attention, and Recovery of Disasters (DAPARD) put the...
Cali Christ statue struck by lightning again, becomes public safety hazard
One of the largest statues of Christ in the world, just outside the western Colombian city of...
Govt asks Colombians to save water as drought crisis continues
Colombia’s government has called on its citizens to take emergency and preparatory measures...
Geological fault threatening to destroy central Colombia village
A geological fault is endangering the existence of an entire village in central Colombia, the...
7 states on ‘red alert’ as Colombia drought crisis expands
Environmental authorities announced Friday that a devastating regional drought that has killed at...
Santos declares measures against devastating east Colombia drought
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has announced on his Twitter page that the government will...
Colombia’s climate change issues: 180,000 Medellin families in ‘high risk’ of natural disaster
As the planet’s temperature continues to rise and rates of severe and increment weather...
‘50,000 Colombians victims of heavy rains’: Red Cross
The first 15 days of heavy rains in Colombia have left one person dead, six wounded and some 50,000 people displaced from their homes, according to the Red Cross. The national director of the Red Cross, Cesar Urueña, said the...
