Rapidly rising rivers in southwestern Colombia affected up to 15,000 families in recent days, reported local media. According to the National Director of Risk Management, Carlos Ivan Marquez, two people are missing in the...
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...
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...
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...
Colombia’s weather institute predicted 50% more rain than usual over the coming months. In an interview with Dow Jones Newswires, Ricardo Lozano, director of Colombia’s Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited the scene of a fatal landslide in the Santander department and promised 486 new houses for those left homeless. During a visit to the San Vicente de Chucuri village in the northeast...
Colombian singer Andres Cepeda performed with a host of international musicians at a benefit concert in Bogota on Saturday night, raising over $3 million for flood-damaged schools, reported W Radio. Eight other musicians...
