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Colombia’s rainy season leaves 50 dead

Colombia’s rainy season has left 50 people dead in the past two months, reported local media Thursday. The latest report from the National Unit for Risk and Disaster Management (UNGRD) also found significant rain has...

Colombian beauty queens step aside for flood victims

Beauty queens in western Colombian have nobly stepped aside and canceled their contest in aid of flood victims. Organizers of the Queens of the Coffee Region beauty pageant in Riseralda department think money from company...

Colombian rains leave 17 dead and 56,000 homeless

Colombia’s recent heavy rains have left 17 dead and 56,000 homeless, authorities said Monday. Three more people are missing and 24 injured, according to figures from the Colombian Office of Risk Management. According to El...

Over 9,000 people affected by Colombia’s rains

Around 9,100 people were estimated to have been affected by heavy seasonal rains in Colombia this year, according to the government’s Risk Management Unit. Emergencies due to the weather have been reported in 25...

Rains cause emergency evacuations in Bogota

Heavy rains have caused the emergency evacuation of 200 families and disruptions to major transport routes around Bogota, according to newspaper El Espectador. The Director of Colombia’s Emergency Prevention and Response...

Family killed by landslide in northeast Colombia

A couple and their child died early Tuesday morning as a landslide buried their home following heavy rains in northeast Colombia, according to Radio Caracol. The victims have been identified as Hercilia and Crispiniano Torres,...

Colombia rains keeps Manizales water supply cut off

A Manizales water plant said Thursday that rains are preventing repairs, leaving the central Colombian city without receiving water for the ninth straight day. The Civil Defense director announced that the persistent haze in the...

$220 million for Colombian farmers hit by flooding

Colombia’s agriculture minister announced a $220 million fund to help agricultural producers and farmers who have been financially affected by the heavy seasonal rains, local media reported Friday. Agriculture Minister...

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