Overall Green Flood
in Colombia

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Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103843
Death: 0
Displaced: 1050
Countries: Colombia
From - To 17 Apr - 10 May

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Colombia - Floods (ECHO 17 May 2026)Tue, 12 May 2026 10:03

  • In recent days, two municipalities in the Urabá region of Antioquia Department (northern Colombia) have been affected by heavy rainfall, river overflow and consequent flooding, resulting in widespread damage.
  • According to media reports, around 1 600 families have been affected, including 1 500 in Apartadó Municipality and 100 in Carepa Municipality, following the overflow of the Vijagual River. In addition, several roads, bridges and basic services have been impacted.
  • Over the next three days, moderate to locally heavy rainfall is expected across most of Antioquia Department.
Meta Department, Colombia, Early May 2026Disaster authorities in Colombia reported flooding in areas of Meta Department in early May 2026.Mon 18 May 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),