Flooding Hits Soacha, Colombia, as Storms Affect Over 30 Municipalities
Heavy rain and storms struck Soacha and more than 30 other municipalities across Cundinamarca, Colombia, on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, killing one man and injuring two others in Soacha, El Colombiano reported. The same storms flooded streets, damaged homes and disrupted roads in Bogotá, the outlet said.
El Espectador reported that Soacha Mayor Julián Sánchez Perico confirmed the man's death amid the flooding. "With profound sadness, we mourn the death of a man because of the emergency caused by the heavy rain recorded today in our city," the mayor said. The outlet reported that the victim had been riding a motorcycle and may have been swept away by the current.
In Bogotá, water pooled and traffic was disrupted on sections of the Autopista Norte and Autopista Sur, El Espectador reported. Rescue workers pulled two homeless people from the floodwaters after they were swept away, the outlet said.
El Colombiano reported that in Funza, one of the more than 30 Cundinamarca municipalities affected, a windstorm around 3:30 p.m. local time on Oct. 14, 2026, damaged homes, downed power poles, cables and trees, and tore roof tiles loose. Preliminary reports put the number of homes affected there at more than 300, the outlet said.
