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Nevado del Ruiz: Residents evacuated from slopes of volcano
BBC NEWS   03 April 2023   Colombia   Nevado del Ruiz  
The Colombian Geological Survey has registered thousands of tremors a day
<p>Families living on the upper slopes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia are being evacuated after an increase of seismic activity.<br />Colombia's Geological Service (SGC) has raised the alert level from yellow to orange, warning that an eruption ...
Death Toll from Colombia Landslide Rises to 28
Voice of America   22 April 2019   Colombia   Cauca  
A woman searches for victims after a landslide in Rosas, Cauca department, in southwestern Colombia, April 22, 2019.
<p>BOGOTA — The death toll from a weekend landslide in the southwestern Colombian province of Cauca has risen to 28 people, the country's disaster relief agency said on Monday.<br>The landslide, caused by heavy rains, occurred early on Sunday morning in a ...
Colombia's tragedy road bridge demolished
BBC NEWS   12 July 2018   Colombia  
The pillar holding up the bridge toppled over
<p>A bridge under construction has been destroyed after a partial collapse earlier in the year killed nine people.</p>
Problems at Colombian Dam, Plagued by Landslides, Force Thousands to Evacuate
The Weather Channel   06 June 2018   Colombia   Cauca river  
Landslides Complicate Colombia Dam Project Now in Danger of Failing
<p>A dam under construction in Colombia has caused big problems for thousands who live downstream. Mudslides caused plugged water-release tunnels, sending water levels up and leading to evacuations. Locals now worry daily about what could happen if additional ...
13 die after massive landslide throws bus into abyss in Colombia (PHOTO, VIDEO)
RT Question More   22 January 2018   Colombia  
13 die after massive landslide throws bus into abyss in Colombia (PHOTO, VIDEO)
<p>At least 13 people died when the bus they were traveling on was pushed by a landslide into a deep abyss off a highway in southwestern Colombia, authorities announced. Rescuers only managed to reach it the next day.</p> <p>About 5,000 cubic meters (176,000 ...