Natural Disasters Archives

Colombia declares natural disaster in response to excessive rainfall

The government of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro declared a natural disaster, which...

Landslide kills at least 12 in southwest Colombia

A landslide killed at least 12 people in southwest Colombia where rescue workers on Tuesday said...

Tropical storm and heavy rains kill at least 5 in Colombia

At least five people were killed and 12 reported missing as tropical storm Iota caused landslides...

West Colombia suffers while Duque is busy with Venezuela

While Colombia’s president Ivan Duque was leading efforts to get US aid into Venezuela,...

Colombia suspends Ecopetrol executives, investigates CEO over oil spill

Colombia’s Inspector General said Thursday that he will investigate the CEO of state-run oil...

Colombia’s Hidroituango dam floods: hundreds left homeless

Colombia’s plans to build the country’s largest hydroelectric dam have turned into a...

5 killed and 30 missing after landslide hits west Colombia road works

At least five people were killed and another 15 were reported missing in the west of Colombia on...

Ecuador’s president thanks Colombia for earthquake aid

Ecuador’s President, Rafael Correa, thanked Colombia for its assistance in the crisis following last week’s earthquake. In a statement made on Monday, Correa thanked his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos for...

9 Colombians confirmed dead in Ecuador quake, 223 unaccounted for

The number of Colombians who died in Ecuador’s earthquake rose to nine on Wednesday, while a frightening 223 Colombians remain missing. Regions of Ecuador have been devastated by an earthquake on Saturday which measured...

6 Colombians killed in Ecuador earthquake, 75 still missing

At least six Colombians died in the earthquake that hit Ecuador on Saturday and killed more than 270. Another 75 Colombians are still missing in the neighboring country. Colombia’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the Colombian...

Colombia sends aid and rescue workers to help Ecuador in earthquake aftermath

Colombia on Sunday sent 9 metric tons of humanitarian aid and dozens of rescue workers to neighboring country Ecuador where and an M7.8 earthquake on Saturday killed more than 235 people. The earthquake hit the northwest of...