Over 4,900 families have been affected in northern Colombia due to the passage of Hurricane Julia, which has caused substantial damage, leading authorities to declare a state of public calamity in the department of La Guajira, it was reported Monday.
As peace negotiations between the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) kick off in Cuba, the guerrilla movement has released nine people who were being held hostage since last month in the department of Arauca.
<p>Just a few hours before the closing of the polls in the first round of the Colombian presidential elections, the process is developing normally, except for some reports of delays in voting at polling stations located in the interior of the South American country.</p>
<p>Just a few hours before the closing of the polls in the first round of the Colombian presidential elections, the process is developing normally, except for some reports of delays in voting at polling stations located in the interior of the South American country.</p>
<p>"We cannot continue where we are going. There is a social explosion, a deep social crisis. Never in my life have I seen Colombia as it is today," the former mayor of Medellin pointed out.</p>