Deadly mudslide triggers mass evacuation order
Authorities in the northern Colombian department of Santander ordered the evacuation of 15,000 residents Thursday after mudslides killed at least three. The decision was made amid fears that a double…
Authorities in the northern Colombian department of Santander ordered the evacuation of 15,000 residents Thursday after mudslides killed at least three. The decision was made amid fears that a double…
Eight people were injured in a series of earthquakes that hit the north of Colombia on Wednesday and Thursday. The earthquakes took place within a 20-hour time span in the…
Approximately ten people are missing in the northern Colombian department of Santander after the bridge they were crossing collapsed and threw the victims in the strong current of the river…
Colombia’s minister of mining questions the granting of a license to Canadian company Greystar Resources to mine in the eastern department of Santander, W Radio reported Tuesday. After a helicopter tour…
The central Colombian town of Landazuri has been left without a council after the arrest of at least nine of the 11 members of the legislative body. According to several…
A former governor of the northern Colombian department of Santander was barred from holding public office for 20 years on Monday after the inspector general ruled that the politician had…
Colombia’s inspector general wants judicial authorities to investigate who is responsible for the death of 21 coal workers in a mine in the north of the country. Prosecutor General Alejandro…
Five national highways remain closed and nearly 240 routes are restricted across the country, reported RCN radio Thursday. The recent break in the rains has permitted the rehabilitation of many…
On Tuesday, the governor of Colombia’s northern department of Santander, Horacio Serpa, told W Radio that 10,000 families in his department have been affected by the rainy season. Serpa also said…