Extreme rainfall due to the coinciding of the annual rainy season and Pacific weather phenomenon La Niña has left more than 24,000 victims in Colombia. Hundreds died in April when disaster struck…
Exceptionally heavy rains have forced one third of Colombia’s governors to declare either an orange or red alert as cities are flooding and increased rain is expected. This year’s first rainy…
A landslide in Cali, Colombia’s third largest city, killed six family members and wounded three others on Thursday. Most of those killed in the tragedy were children. Among the dead…
Colombia’s Caribbean tourism hotspot San Andres reopened its airport Thursday morning after the passing of Hurricane Otto. Authorities on San Andres closed the airport and ordered the closure of beaches, limited…
Colombia’s San Andres island was bracing itself on Wednesday for an expected onslaught from tropical storm “Otto” that is sweeping through the Caribbean. The islanders of both San Andres and neighboring…
Colombia’s airports are suffering major disruption and temporary closures resulting from heavy rainfall across the country, reported aviation authorities on Tuesday. Both domestic and international flights were delayed and some…
Hurricane Matthew killed at least one person and affected the homes of more than 18,000 families since passing Colombia’s Caribbean coast over the weekend, according to authorities. The death was a 67-year-old man from…
Colombia is preparing itself for extreme levels of rainfall due to weather phenomenon La Niña following months of extreme drought caused by El Niño.
Drought caused by weather phenomenon El Niño is causing mass displacement in the north of Colombia where locals are struggling to have adequate access to drinking water and food, according…