Number of rainy season victims passes 2 million
The Colombian branch of the Red Cross reported Thursday that more than 2 million people have been affected by this year’s catastrophic rainy season. Relief Director Carlos Ivan Marquez told…
The Colombian branch of the Red Cross reported Thursday that more than 2 million people have been affected by this year’s catastrophic rainy season. Relief Director Carlos Ivan Marquez told…
This year’s rainy season has taken upwards of 200 lives and left 1.6 million people homeless in Colombia. Local businesses, foreign governments and international aid organizations have given financial support for…
Shakira and Juanes donated personal items to help the Colombian Red Cross raise money for the victims of the country’s harsh rainy season, Semana reports. Shakira donated the harmonica she used…
Heavy rains over the weekend left eight people dead and many roads blocked by landslides in what has been a record-setting rainy season across Colombia. Eight people were killed in…
President Juan Manuel Santos called on Colombia’s people to show solidarity with victims of disasters caused by this year’s rainy season, states a Friday press release. Santos invited all Colombians to…
Several parts of Cartagena are currently under water following heavy downpours, including three electricity substations, leaving around 80 neighborhoods without power, reports El Universal. Local authorities are assessing the damage…
Vice President Angelino Garzon on Thursday asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to appeal to armed groups in Colombia to release hostages and stop using landmines. Colombia…
The Colombian Red Cross urges local authorities to make emergency plans for parts of the country worst-affected by the heavy rains. Heavy rain has caused damage to 28 out of…
Another 30,000 Colombian have suffered because of heavy rains the past week, the director of the Colombian Red Cross said Sunday. Since March, the beginning of the rainy season, a…