Earthquake with 7.4 magnitude hits Colombia, killing at least 20

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck western Colombia and neighbouring countries, prompting widespread evacuations.

El plan de Colombia para proteger las zonas habitadas cerca del volcán Nevado del Ruiz

Las autoridades colombianas han desplegado una bateria de medidas para proteger las zonas habitadas y en riesgo por una posible erupción del volcán Nevado del Ruíz, ubicado entre Tolima y Caldas, en Colombia, y en alerta naranja desde el 31 de marzo.

33 killed in Colombia landslide

The death toll climbed to 33 from a landslide that buried vehicles along a highway in Colombia over the weekend, Colombian Interior Minister Alfonso Prada said Monday.

The moment a stand at a bullfighting ring collapsed on Sunday in Espinal, Colombia

 

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 At least five people were killed and over 500 injured after a grandstand collapsed during a bullfight  in Colombia, local authorities said Sunday.

Colombian Flooding Kills 10, Several Missing: Authorities

Torrential rains and flooding have killed at least 10 people at a mining camp in mountainous northwest Colombia, with several others reported missing, authorities said Thursday.

At least 14 dead in Colombian landslide following heavy rain | Al Jazeera

At least 14 people have been killed and 35 injured after a landslide buried several homes in central Colombia, Colombia’s national disaster agency said.

Colombia da un paso adelante en favor de las abejas | Noticias Telemundo

 

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 El gobierno colombiano autorizó la suspensión temporal del uso del fipronil, un químico empleado en la fumigación de los cultivos que es nocivo para la vida de las colonias de abejas.

Ce lac colombien pourrait bientôt disparaître

 

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Amazon deforestation: Indigenous Amazonians sue French supermarket

 

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 The owners of one of France​'s largest supermarket chains, Casino, have been accused of selling beef sourced from cattle reared in the Amazon​ Rainforest​ in a lawsuit filed by NGOs and indigenous people in Brazil​ and Colombia on Wednesday.

Diez millones de abejas murieron en 2020 en Colombia amenazadas por los pesticidas agrícolas

 

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Eight killed, five missing in Colombia coal mine blast

An explosion at an illegal coal mine in central Colombia killed at least eight people, as rescuers scrambled to find five others still missing, authorities said Saturday, updating earlier figures.

Colombian landslide kills 17, seven missing

Colombian officials said at least 17 people died after a landslide in the city of Manizales, where rescue efforts were inhibited by ongoing rain.

13 dead in Colombia landslides

At least 13 people are confirmed dead Wednesday and 20 others missing after heavy rains have caused landslides in Manizales.

Death toll from Colombia mudslides climbs to 314, recovery work begins

The death toll from flooding and mudslides in the southern Colombian city of Mocoa climbed to 314 on Saturday with 106 people missing, local authorities said on a day when Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited the disaster area to see how the humanitarian and infrastructure work was going.

Death Toll of Massive Landslide in Colombia Rises to 254, President Santos Says

The death toll of massive landslide that in Colombia continues to grow, with country's President Juan Manuel Santos announcing that over 250 people were killed.

24 dead after river overflows, destroying homes in Colombia

Authorities say 24 people are dead after a river overflowed in Colombia, triggering an avalanche of water that destroyed homes and killed people in their sleep.

Chile's 'most brutal fire in history' kills six

Chile's Ministry of Interior and Public Safety said at least six people have died in fires that have consumed nearly 1,000 square miles of forest.

Colombia landslide barrels onto highway; 6 dead, over dozen missing

At least six people died on a highway leading to Colombia's city of Medellin after a landslide barreled onto the road due to heavy rain, officials said.

Colombia Reports 5,000 Zika Cases in First Weeks of 2016

Since the Zika virus outbreak struck Colombia in October last year, over 16,000 clinically and laboratory confirmed and suspected cases have been reported by health authorities. During the first weeks of 2016, over 5,000 confirmed and suspected cases have been recorded.

Colombia, Norway gear up to tackle tropical deforestation

Colombian and Norwegian leaders on Tuesday urge world leaders to make tackling tropical deforestation a top priority in the lead-up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris late this year, the Office of the Norwegian Prime Minister said in a statement.