Officials in Colombia called it a “miracle” that the plane crash on a Colombian island early Monday morning resulted in just one death. Even as authorities work to determine what caused the Boeing 737 to go down, deft piloting is …
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Volcano eruption sparks alert in Colombia
A volcano near southwest Colombia’s border with Ecuador erupted on Saturday, leading the government to issue a “red alert” for the region. There were not believed to be any fatalities or injuries in the blast, which happened at about 7:10 …
Flooding leaves 20,000 homeless in northern Colombia
A swollen river has left more than 20,000 people homeless in Colombia’s northern province of Magdalena, officials said on Sunday. No flood-related death was registered yet, despite the record-high water level of the Magdalena river, the longest river in Colombia, …