Rains wreak havoc on Colombia
Almost half of Colombia’s departments have issued red alerts due to heavy rains in this year’s prolonged rainy season, Caracol Radio reports. The government of Antioquia has extended the red…
Almost half of Colombia’s departments have issued red alerts due to heavy rains in this year’s prolonged rainy season, Caracol Radio reports. The government of Antioquia has extended the red…
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…
The mayor of Barranquilla on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in five areas of the city due to heavy rains during this prolonged winter season, Caracol Radio reported on…
The death toll for this year’s rainy season in Colombia is now 97, and 1 million people have been affected, the Red Cross said Monday. According to the director of the…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday expressed his solidarity with Mexican President Felipe Calderon in the wake of recent landslide tragedies in both countries. In the north-west Colombian department…
The Colombian government will ask the Ministry of Finance for an additional $38 million (COP70 billion) to deal with a second wave of devastating rains that are predicted to arrive…
While the Colombian “winter” is set to finish at the end of July, Colombia’s meteorological institute predicts that the rains that have drenched the Andean nation over the past few months will…