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The death toll from yesterday’s landslide in Pueblo Rico, in the northwest of Colombia, has reached 27 including 3 children, the country’s President Gustavo Petro said in a statement. Petro expressed his condolences to the families of the…

A landslide on a road in Colombia's Pueblo Rico region left a motorcycle and a bus, with 25 passengers, under the ground and killed at least 3 people. More than 20 are being searched. Colombian President Gustavo Petro shared on his…

A small plane crashed into a residential area in Medellin, Colombia. The accident killed eight people and damaged four houses. According to Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero, the plane suffered engine failure after taking off from the…

According to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), Tropical Storm Julia, which is currently located in the Caribbean Sea and is heading west, is going to turn into a hurricane in the next few hours and then hit Nicaragua early tomorrow.…

More than 500 cyclists participated in the “Cycling for the Planet” event, which was convened by the World Wildlife Fund, in Guatavita, Colombia on Sunday to celebrate Colombia’s National Biodiversity Day. The cyclists raced in 16- and…

More than 1.6 tons of cocaine loaded from Colombia and headed for the US city of Los Angeles were seized in Mexico City, authorities stated. According to reports, the cocaine was loaded into one-pound packages in Colombia with some of it…

Colombia's prison agency said on Tuesday that at least 49 inmates died and 30 were injured after a fire broke out during an overnight riot in a prison in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua. State National Penitentiary and Prison…

A wooden tribune collapsed during a bullfight at a stadium in the city of El Espinal in Colombia's Tolima province. At least 4 people, including 2 women and a child, were killed in the incident, and 322 others were injured, local sources…

Gustavo Petro won the second round of presidential elections in Colombia, becoming the first left-wing head of state in the country's history. According to the statement made by the Colombian National Electoral Council, Gustavo Petro…

The Colombian army has released images of the wreck of the Spanish ship San Jose, which has been underwater for 300 years and is thought to have carried nearly 200 tons of gold, silver, and emeralds when it sank in 1708. Gold, porcelain,…