🇨🇴Colombia

Colombia sits along the seismically active Andes and the Pacific Ring of Fire, with active volcanoes, frequent earthquakes, and intense rainy-season flooding and landslides. La Niña cycles regularly trigger nationwide flood emergencies, while the Pacific coast faces tsunami risk.

South AmericaBogotá52.2 millionEmergency: 1231 disaster recorded

Official Disaster Management Agencies

Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (UNGRD)

Colombia's national disaster risk management unit, coordinating preparedness, emergency response, and recovery across all departments.

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Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC)

National geological survey monitoring earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides, and issuing scientific alerts.

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Local & Regional Organizations

Cruz Roja Colombiana

Colombian Red Cross — provides emergency relief, ambulance services, and disaster preparedness nationwide.

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Defensa Civil Colombiana

National civil defense organization carrying out search and rescue, flood response, and community emergency training.

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At a Glance

Region
South America
Capital
Bogotá
Emergency
123
Total Disasters
1
Active
0
Recovery
1
Responding Orgs
3

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