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The Colombian Geological Service and the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management have raised the alert level of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano to orange, due to the increase in seismic activity in recent days. According to experts, there is a probability of "a bigger eruption than it has done in the last decade", which…

Ten workers trapped in a coal mine in central Colombia were found dead, bringing the death toll from an explosion in the pit to 21, President Gustavo Petro

A powerful explosion tore through a series of five coal mines interconnected by tunnels and ventilation systems in a rural area of central Colombia, killing at least 11 people and leaving 10 others missing, the government said Wednesday.

Colombia Coal Mine Blast: The blast, which was attributed to a build-up of methane gas, happened Tuesday night in Sutatausa, a municipality in Cundinamarca department about 75 miles (45 miles) from the capital, Bogota. -- aaa

Colombian mine explosion death toll rises to 21

An explosion at a coal mine in central Colombia has left 21 miners dead after 10 more bodies were found in the pit, President Gustavo Petro said on Thursday.

A build-up of methane gas apparently triggered the Tuesday night explosion in the underground complex, according to local officials.

A powerful explosion tore through a series of five coal mines interconnected by tunnels and ventilation systems in a rural area of central Colombia, killing at least 11 people and leaving 10 others missing, the government said Wednesday. Nine other miners who got out of the complex after the blast were taken for medical examinations,…

Ten workers trapped in a coal mine in central Colombia were found dead, bringing the death toll from an explosion in the pit to 21, President Gustavo Petro said Thursday.

BOGOTA, Colombia - Heavy rains in northwest Colombia sent a wall of earth crashing onto a winding road, swallowing up a bus and other vehicles and killing 34 people, emergency services said Monday. Rescue teams stand next to a dead body after a mountain landslide in the sector El Ruso, Pueblo Rico