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Colombia Starts Building the Fist Suburban Rail System Connecting Bogota to the Region

(Left to right) Jiaxin Guan vice president of the CCECC, Maria Fernanda Rojas minister of transportation, Jingyang Zhu ambassador of China, Colombian president Gustavo Petro, Angie Lizeth Rodriguez director of administrative department of the presidency and governor of Cundinamarca Jorge Emilio Rey take part during an event launching the RegioTram suburban train system that aims to connect nearby municipalities and cities with the capital district of Bogtota, in Facatativa, Colombia June 17, 2025. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia: One Dead After Explosion Rips Through Gunpowder Factory In Soacha

A massive column of smoke could be seen in Soacha, Colombia after an explosion ripped through a gunpowder and fireworks factory on Wednesday, May 22. Due to the incident, one person was killed and dozens were injured.

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6.1-magnitude quake in Colombia kills 1, topples several houses

STORY: 6.1-magnitude quake in Colombia kills 1, topples several houses DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of evacuations after the earthquake 2. various of a woman falling from a building 3. various of Mayor Claudia Lopez speaking STORYLINE: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit central Colombia on Thursday, causing one death and severe damage in the departments of Meta and Cundinamarca, authorities said. In Bogota, where the earthquake was strongly felt, Mayor Claudia Lopez said the city was spared serious damage but a woman died after jumping out the window of her 10th-floor apartment in the south of the city out of fear that the building would collapse from the quake. "We have a painful incident. A woman in the Madelena neighborhood in Ciudad Bolivar, apparently out of panic, jumped from a 10th floor and died. It is the only serious incident we had. Please, stay calm, stay calm," she said in a video message. Lopez recommended residents to check fo

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COLOMBIA-EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGE

(230818) -- BOGOTA, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen in the street to avoid the earthquake in Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 17, 2023. A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit central Colombia on Thursday, causing one death and severe damage in the departments of Meta and Cundinamarca, authorities said. (Photo by Jhon Paz/Xinhua)

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COLOMBIA-EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGE

(230818) -- BOGOTA, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen in the street to avoid the earthquake in Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 17, 2023. A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit central Colombia on Thursday, causing one death and severe damage in the departments of Meta and Cundinamarca, authorities said. (Photo by Jhon Paz/Xinhua)

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COLOMBIA-EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGE

(230818) -- BOGOTA, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen in the street to avoid the earthquake in Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 17, 2023. A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit central Colombia on Thursday, causing one death and severe damage in the departments of Meta and Cundinamarca, authorities said. (Photo by Jhon Paz/Xinhua)

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COLOMBIA-EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGE

(230818) -- BOGOTA, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen in the street to avoid the earthquake in Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 17, 2023. A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit central Colombia on Thursday, causing one death and severe damage in the departments of Meta and Cundinamarca, authorities said. (Photo by Jhon Paz/Xinhua)

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

A firefighter takes part of the rescue and search teams at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

Colombian police search grups cross 'El Naranjal' creek bridge with rescue dogs and equipment at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

The sign of 'El Naranjal' creek were the landslide fell in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

A resident of Quetame crosses 'El Naranjal' creek bridge as he watches army soldiers buid a provitional bridge at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

Construction equipment is used at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

Army Engineer Command soldiers and other members of the public work on a bridge that allows vehicular pass at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

Colombian police, firefighters and army rescue groups take part down near the river at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

People who live in Quetame cross 'El Naranjal' creek bridge at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

A search team member of Colombia's army is seen below a bridge at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

Soldiers of the Army Engineer Command work in the construction of a bridge to allow vehicle pass at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

Barriers close the Bogota-Vilavicencio road access to the 'El Naranjal' toll booth at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

A firefighter oversees the disaster caused by the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

A Colombian police officer walks at 'El Naranjal' tollbooth at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

Soldiers of the Army Engineer Command work in the construction of a bridge to allow vehicle pass at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

A soldier from the Army Engineer Command reacts at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

A search team member of Colombia's police walks over a bridge at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

Search teams with trained dogs at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

Asdrubal Palacios a firefighter that makes part of the rescue and search teams poses for a portrait at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

Members of a medic mission inspect the area at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Labors Continue after Landslide in Quetame, Colombia

The view of the river filled with land debris at the landslide in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia now confirms the death of 26 and 3 still missing, on July 24, 2023. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Leaves 14 Dead and a Dozen Missing in Central Colombia

A colombian police motorbike is seen closing the Bogota - Villavicencio road after a landslide caused by heavy rains left at least 14 people dead and about 12 missing in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Photo by: Mario Toro Quintero/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Leaves 14 Dead and a Dozen Missing in Central Colombia

The entrance of the Naranjal toll booth between Bogota and Villavicencio is seen filled with land debree after a landslide caused by heavy rains left at least 14 people dead and about 12 missing in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Photo by: Mario Toro Quintero/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Leaves 14 Dead and a Dozen Missing in Central Colombia

A general view of the El Naranjal toll booth seen with land debree after a landslide caused by heavy rains left at least 14 people dead and about 12 missing in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Photo by: Mario Toro Quintero/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Leaves 14 Dead and a Dozen Missing in Central Colombia

Firefighters and rescue teams take part in rescue a search after a landslide caused by heavy rains left at least 14 people dead and about 12 missing in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Photo by: Mario Toro Quintero/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Leaves 14 Dead and a Dozen Missing in Central Colombia

A general view of the El Naranjal toll booth seen with land debree after a landslide caused by heavy rains left at least 14 people dead and about 12 missing in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Photo by: Mario Toro Quintero/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Leaves 14 Dead and a Dozen Missing in Central Colombia

El Naranjal toll seen after a landslide caused by heavy rains left at least 14 people dead and about 12 missing in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Photo by: Mario Toro Quintero/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Leaves 14 Dead and a Dozen Missing in Central Colombia

A general view of Quetame seen with land debree after a landslide caused by heavy rains left at least 14 people dead and about 12 missing in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Photo by: Mario Toro Quintero/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Leaves 14 Dead and a Dozen Missing in Central Colombia

Heavy amounts of debree and dirt seen after a landslide caused by heavy rains left at least 14 people dead and about 12 missing in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Photo by: Mario Toro Quintero/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Leaves 14 Dead and a Dozen Missing in Central Colombia

Workers and rescue teams take part in rescue a search after a landslide caused by heavy rains left at least 14 people dead and about 12 missing in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Photo by: Mario Toro Quintero/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Leaves 14 Dead and a Dozen Missing in Central Colombia

An empty home is seen after a landslide caused by heavy rains left at least 14 people dead and about 12 missing in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Photo by: Mario Toro Quintero/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Leaves 14 Dead and a Dozen Missing in Central Colombia

An empty home is seen after a landslide caused by heavy rains left at least 14 people dead and about 12 missing in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Photo by: Mario Toro Quintero/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Landslide Leaves 14 Dead and a Dozen Missing in Central Colombia

A general view of Quetame seen with land debree after a landslide caused by heavy rains left at least 14 people dead and about 12 missing in Quetame, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Photo by: Mario Toro Quintero/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At least 6 dead, 11 missing in landslide in central Colombia

STORY: At least 6 dead, 11 missing in landslide in central Colombia DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:33 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the landslide site 2. various of rescue work STORYLINE: At least six people were dead and 11 others were missing after a landslide destroyed homes in central Colombia late Monday, local media reported Tuesday. "The landslide swept away at least 15 houses. We have already recovered six bodies, seven people were injured and 11 are missing," Camilo Parrado, mayor of Quetame in the Cundinamarca department, was quoted as saying. Parrado said it was a "very difficult situation," and the dead included one child. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has expressed condolences to the families of the victims, saying that there was an urgent need to work to prevent these types of natural disasters following heavy rains. "Mayors must prioritize this principle," he said from Brussels, Belgium. The landslide also destroyed a toll bridg

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Kidnapped Japanese said moved to southern Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia - File photo shows a camp of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia near Chuscales in Cundinamarca Province, northeast of Bogota, where Chikao Muramatsu, vice president of a local joint venture of Japanese auto parts maker Yazaki Corp., had been held after being kidnapped in February. Security authorities said July 25 that Muramatsu may have been moved to Meta Province in southern Colombia.

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Construction of high speed trains begins in Colombia

STORY: Construction of high speed trains begins in Colombia DATELINE: June 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of introduction on the high speed train 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): NICOLAS GARCIA, Governor of Cundinamarca Province in Colombia STORYLINE: Construction of the high speed train known as Regiotram de Occidente (West) began on Thursday in Colombia, according to the Governor of the central province Cundinamarca Nicolas Garcia. According to Garcia, the train will connect the country's capital city of Bogota with the localities Facatativa, Madrid, Funza and Mosquera. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): NICOLAS GARCIA, Governor of Cundinamarca Province in Colombia "We are happy to begin today the construction of Regiotram de Occidente. We are happy that a Chinese company has committed to deliver this to us by the beginning of 2026, this project that will end up spreading over 39 km, 17 stations, the real union between those from Bogota, Cundinamarca. This does not only mean

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President Duque At Metro System Press Conference - Bogota

Colombia's president Ivan Duque gives a speech during a press conference regarding the first line of Bogota's metro system that will be opened by 2028, broadcasted live with Colombia's minister of transportation, Angela Maria Orozco, manager of Bogota's metro, Mauricio Ramirez, Bogota's mayor, Claudia Lopez, Nicolas Garcia Governor of Cundinamarca and President of Colombia Ivan Duque. Bogota, Colombia, June 29, 2021. Photo by Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Duque At Metro System Press Conference - Bogota

Colombia's president Ivan Duque (Left) talks to Bogota's Mayor, Claudia Lopez (Right) during a press conference regarding the first line of Bogota's metro system that will be opened by 2028, broadcasted live with Colombia's minister of transportation, Angela Maria Orozco, manager of Bogota's metro, Mauricio Ramirez, Bogota's mayor, Claudia Lopez, Nicolas Garcia Governor of Cundinamarca and President of Colombia Ivan Duque. Bogota, Colombia, June 29, 2021. Photo by Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Duque At Metro System Press Conference - Bogota

Colombia's president Ivan Duque gives a speech during a press conference regarding the first line of Bogota's metro system that will be opened by 2028, broadcasted live with Colombia's minister of transportation, Angela Maria Orozco, manager of Bogota's metro, Mauricio Ramirez, Bogota's mayor, Claudia Lopez, Nicolas Garcia Governor of Cundinamarca and President of Colombia Ivan Duque. Bogota, Colombia, June 29, 2021. Photo by Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Duque At Metro System Press Conference - Bogota

Colombia's president Ivan Duque gives a speech during a press conference regarding the first line of Bogota's metro system that will be opened by 2028, broadcasted live with Colombia's minister of transportation, Angela Maria Orozco, manager of Bogota's metro, Mauricio Ramirez, Bogota's mayor, Claudia Lopez, Nicolas Garcia Governor of Cundinamarca and President of Colombia Ivan Duque. Bogota, Colombia, June 29, 2021. Photo by Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Duque At Metro System Press Conference - Bogota

Colombia's president Ivan Duque gives a speech during a press conference regarding the first line of Bogota's metro system that will be opened by 2028, broadcasted live with Colombia's minister of transportation, Angela Maria Orozco, manager of Bogota's metro, Mauricio Ramirez, Bogota's mayor, Claudia Lopez, Nicolas Garcia Governor of Cundinamarca and President of Colombia Ivan Duque. Bogota, Colombia, June 29, 2021. Photo by Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Duque At Metro System Press Conference - Bogota

Colombia's president Ivan Duque stands and signs Colombia's national anthem during a press conference regarding the first line of Bogota's metro system that will be opened by 2028, broadcasted live with Colombia's minister of transportation, Angela Maria Orozco, manager of Bogota's metro, Mauricio Ramirez, Bogota's mayor, Claudia Lopez, Nicolas Garcia Governor of Cundinamarca and President of Colombia Ivan Duque. Bogota, Colombia, June 29, 2021. Photo by Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Duque At Metro System Press Conference - Bogota

Colombia's president Ivan Duque gives a speech during a press conference regarding the first line of Bogota's metro system that will be opened by 2028, broadcasted live with Colombia's minister of transportation, Angela Maria Orozco, manager of Bogota's metro, Mauricio Ramirez, Bogota's mayor, Claudia Lopez, Nicolas Garcia Governor of Cundinamarca and President of Colombia Ivan Duque. Bogota, Colombia, June 29, 2021. Photo by Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Duque At Metro System Press Conference - Bogota

Colombia's president Ivan Duque gives a speech during a press conference regarding the first line of Bogota's metro system that will be opened by 2028, broadcasted live with Colombia's minister of transportation, Angela Maria Orozco, manager of Bogota's metro, Mauricio Ramirez, Bogota's mayor, Claudia Lopez, Nicolas Garcia Governor of Cundinamarca and President of Colombia Ivan Duque. Bogota, Colombia, June 29, 2021. Photo by Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM