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A timelapse video shows smoke billowing from the hills of Bogota as Colombia battles dozens of forest fires that are burning large areas of the country and encroaching on homes in the capital. IMAGES
Firefighters attempt to put out wildfires that have broken out in the Cerros Orientales, causing smoky conditions in the Colombian capital of Bogota. IMAGES
Images released by the Armed Forces show a long slick of crude oil covering the sand and reaching the sea at a tourist beach in Esmeraldas province, northwestern Ecuador. According to state-owned company Petroecuador, the oil spilled onto Las Palmas beach in the city of Esmeralda, where an oil terminal and a refinery operate. IMAGES
Aftermath of a landslide triggered by heavy rains that left at least eight people dead and some 20 missing in central Colombia overnight, according to authorities. The civil defense said the disaster happened on a road linking Bogota to the southeast of the country near the town of Puente Quetame in the Cundinamarca department. IMAGES
Firefighters rescue a miner from a coal mine where at least 11 people died and ten remain trapped following an explosion in central Colombia. The accident in the municipality of Sutatausa occurred due to an accumulation of gases that exploded after a worker's tool caused a spark, Governor Nicolas Garcia told Blu Radio. IMAGES
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