Mayors may have faked flood victim census: Governor
The governor of the north Colombian Magdalena department says the Civil Defense agency has found “possible irregularities” on the part of the mayors who conducted the census of flood victims…
The governor of the north Colombian Magdalena department says the Civil Defense agency has found “possible irregularities” on the part of the mayors who conducted the census of flood victims…
Hundreds of residents from Bogota slums refuse to be relocated despite authorities’ warnings that the coming rainy season could cause deadly landslides. The approximately 100 families concerned, who live in…
An explosion caused by fireworks injured at least 23 in a small town in the north of Colombia on Thursday. According to local media reports, three were taken to hospital…
Family members of five miners who died in an explosion Tuesday say they will sue the state for neglecting to carry out security checks. According to the miners’ families, the…
Five miners have been confirmed dead and one wounded in a mine explosion in Sutatausa, in the central Colombian department of Cundinamarca, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. The wounded were taken…
Colombia’s mining agency Ingeominas promised to increase the number of security checks at mines after an explosion in a mine in the north of the country killed 21 miners. According…
An early morning coal mine explosion has left 20 dead and six injured Wednesday, said the mine’s manager Wednesday to W Radio. Gabriel Giraldo Tamayo, manager of the “La Preciosa”…
At least 30 miners are trapped and feared dead following an explosion in a coal mine in the northern Colombian department of Norte de Santander, Colombian media reported Wednesday. Authorities…
Forest fires in Colombia have scorched 1228 acres of land and crops since the turn of the year, as temperatures surpass 97 degrees Fahrenheit, reports EFE Friday. The 16 fires…