Nearly half of Colombia threatened by drought

Nearly half of Colombia, 463 out of its 1,102 municipalities, currently face threat of water shortages and wildfires, according to the country’s meteorological institute IDEAM.

The majority of these areas are under red alert, the IDEAM’s national code for “take action.” The other 188 threatened populations, categorized under orange alert, have been instructed to “prepare themselves.”





Source: Colombia Reports