Unseasonal heavy rains and severe flooding across northern Colombia have created a full-blown humanitarian crisis, displacing hundreds of thousands, destroying homes and farmland, and pushing local infrastructure and health systems to breaking point. The disaster has hit hardest in the department of Córdoba, where officials say 156,000 people have been affected and 80% of the […]
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Tropical storms batter Colombia’s Caribbean coast, flooding tens of thousands of homes
Powerful storm surges and weeks of unusually intense rainfall have triggered widespread flooding across Colombia’s Caribbean coast, affecting more than 50,000 families, damaging homes and infrastructure, and placing hundreds of thousands of livestock at risk, authorities said. The floods have hit the Magdalena River basin and large swathes of northern Colombia, forcing beach closures in […]
Canada’s Cordoba Minerals sells Colombia stake in Alacrán to Chinese Consortium
Canada’s Cordoba Minerals has sold its remaining 50% stake in Colombia’s Alacrán copper project to China’s JCHX-led consortium, marking its exit from the country after a decade of operations.
Colombia: Sustainable beauty in Montes de María
In a land of beauty pageants, one community in Montes de María celebrates youth-led environmental initiatives with fashion and hand-woven designs.