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Colombia bows to U.S. pressure, Here is why! Watch video
Colombia initially refused to accept two deportation flights from the U.S. carrying migrants, but later changed its stance. Colombian President Gustavo Petro offered his presidential plane to help repatriate migrants after the U.S. launched an aggressive deportation policy under President Trump. In response to Colombia’s rejection, Trump imposed heavy sanctions, including a 25% tariff on Colombian goods, which would increase to 50% in a week. He also issued travel bans and financial sanctions. Colombia quickly retaliated with a threat of a 50% tariff on U.S. goods. Mexico, also asked by the U.S. to take in migrants, refused but faced no similar consequences. Facing economic pressure, Petro eventually agreed to help with the repatriation.
27 January,2025 01:50 PM IST
Four Colombian children survive the Amazon jungle for weeks after plane crash
Four children have been found alive in Colombia's Amazon jungle after surviving a plane crash and spending 40 days fending for themselves in the jungle. The siblings were rescued by the military near the border between Colombia's Caqueta and Guaviare provinces. Rescuers, supported by search dogs, had previously found discarded fruit the children ate to survive, as well as improvised shelters made with jungle vegetation. Aeroplanes and helicopters from Colombia's army and air force participated in the rescue operations. The president of Columbia Gustavo Petro informed about the children’s rescue from Amazon Forest on June 10. A Cessna 206 plane, carrying 7 passengers crashed between the route of Araracuara, in Amazonas province, and San Jose del Guaviare on May 1. The plane experienced an engine failure following which it lost control and crashed into the Amazon forest. Three adults, including the pilot and the children's mother Magdalena Mucutuy, died in the mishap.
11 June,2023 12:36 PM IST