Rainy season returns to Colombia
After three months of relative drought, heavy rains returned to Colombia Saturday, causing flooding in all major cities and disrupting the country’s infrastructure. All this while the country’s authorities say…
After three months of relative drought, heavy rains returned to Colombia Saturday, causing flooding in all major cities and disrupting the country’s infrastructure. All this while the country’s authorities say…
Colombia’s national government will take control of the resources allocated to mayors for the rainy season, due to local governments’ inability to prepare for the impending severe weather. Interior Minister…
The Colombian government said Tuesday it will invest $30 million in an action plan to be able to quickly attend to emergencies expected during the upcoming rainy season predicted for…
Colombian state money meant to help victims of last year’s rainy season is being stolen by politicians and used in the campaign budgets for the upcoming local elections, the country’s…
Colombia needs to quickly implement reconstruction works to prepare for the upcoming rainy season, which is expected to be more destructive than the last, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos warned…
Colombia is not ready to face the upcoming rainy season as the country’s infrastructure has not been properly reinforced after the last rainy season’s devastating floods, said the Colombian Federation…
Colombia is highly vulnerable to the upcoming rainy season, which forecasters say will be stronger than the last, El Espectador reported Thursday. The country has not yet recovered from the…
Colombia’s government called on mayors and governors Wednesday to finish spending emergency flood funds in the next two months. Everado Murillo, the manager of Colombia Huminitaria, Colombia’s special humanitarian organization,…
Music producer Quincy Jones, Colombian pop star Shakira and her country’s President Juan Manuel Santos have teamed up to ask for solidarity and support for Colombia after torrential rains destroyed…