4 Colombian children found alive after 40 days in jungle

STORY: 4 Colombian children found alive after 40 days in jungle DATELINE: June 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. photos of the rescue scene 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): GUSTAVO PETRO, Colombian President 3. various of the children being airlifted STORYLINE: Four children have been rescued in the Colombian jungle 40 days after a plane crash and transferred to a military hospital in Bogota to receive medical treatment. The minors were siblings aged between one and 13 years old. They were spotted by rescuers in a jungle region of the southern department of Guaviare on Friday, after their plane crashed on May 1. The aircraft and the bodies of the pilot, an indigenous leader, and the children's mother were found on May 15. The siblings, whose family name is Mucutuy, reunited with their father and grandfather in the department's capital city of San Jose del Guaviare before being taken to the hospital. Colombian President Gustavo Petro later visited the hospital and met the c

Kyodo News obtains photos of FARC camp after gov't raid

Kyodo News obtains photos of FARC camp after gov't raid

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Colombian soldiers are seen in photo obtained by Kyodo News investigating a camp believed to be the site where the leftist guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were holding captive Chikao Muramatsu, a Japanese company executive. The camp is about 40 minutes by helicopter from San Jose del Guaviare, which is located some 280 kilometers southeast of the Colombian capital Bogota.

Kyodo News obtains photos of FARC camp after gov't raid

Kyodo News obtains photos of FARC camp after gov't raid

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Colombian soldiers are seen in photo obtained by Kyodo News investigating a camp believed to be the site where the leftist guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were holding captive Chikao Muramatsu, a Japanese company executive. The camp is about 40 minutes by helicopter from San Jose del Guaviare, which is located some 280 kilometers southeast of the Colombian capital Bogota.