Colombia’s Congress and Comptroller General’s Office have demanded that transport and road authorities be more responsive to issues and emergencies on Colombia’s essential roadways, as a result of this year’s heavy…
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…
Last year’s tropical storms cost insurance companies a record breaking $360 million dollars, according to the Director of the Camara de Terremoto of the Colombian Federation of Insurers (Fasecolda). “In…
Colombia’s Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo said that the government is examining the idea of establishing emergency air points to carry food to the cities most adversely impacted by this…
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa will visit Colombia next week to mark Ecuador’s solidarity with its neighbor during this year’s disastrous rainy season, reports Ecuadorean newspaper Andes. During his trip Correa will…
The United Nations announces that it will give $6 million in aid over the next three months to help the victims of Colombia’s harsh rainy season, on the organization’s website. Colombia’s…
This year’s unusually intense rainy season in Colombia has had a heavy impact on tourism over the Christmas period, hoteliers say. In the coffee region, hotels are experiencing an increase…
Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno Rojas said that 10,000 people have been affected by floods and landslides in Colombia’s capitol this year. The most-affected areas are the neighborhoods in the hills…
This year’s prolonged rainy season is taking a heavy toll on Colombia’s infrastructure, Caracol Radio reported on Tuesday. Heavy rains and landslides destroyed 452 roads, 25 bridges, 88 aqueducts, 8…