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Colombia’s government drastically expanded the region affected by the August 10 earthquake in a second decree declaring an economic emergency. According to the decree, President Abelardo de la Espriella declared the emergency in 15 of the country’s 32 provinces “for a period of thirty (30) calendar days, in order to conjure the crisis and prevent The […]

Colombia’s Shakira has pledged US$1.25 million toward rebuilding schools and educational infrastructure damaged by the earthquake that struck Colombia’s Pacific region on August 10, announcing a major recovery initiative during a visit to Chocó on Monday. The award-winning singer and pop superstar arrived in Quibdó accompanied by American […]

The government of Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella gave Prosecutor General Luz Adriana Camargo a white paper with more than 80 complaints over alleged corruption by the previous government. The 135-page “Book of Truth that was presented by De la Espriella, contained “the result of the work carried out under the coordination of Vice The […]

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Amidst the rubble and destruction caused by Monday’s devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake across much as Central and Southwest Colombia, reports are surfacing that the leftist government of ex-President Gustavo Petro initially decided that the country did not need specialized international search-and-rescue teams.  According to a letter signed by Javier […]

The director of Colombia’s disaster management agency UNGRD said Thursday that at least 273 people died and that 377 were missing from the region that was struck by a 7.4M earthquake on Monday. According to UNGRD director David Tamayo, the earthquake affected a total of 97,515 people. So far, rescue workers and neighbors were able The post Colombia says […]

Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella said he would declare an economic emergency and create a reconstruction fund for homes and small businesses that were destroyed in Monday’s earthquake. In  a press statement, De la Espriella said that the government would initially support victims with temporary relief and will declare an economic emergency […]

Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella asked the US Government for joint military operations “to destroy terrorists and terror networks,” said US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Wednesday. At an event of the so-called Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (ACCC) in Panama, Hegseth said that “Colombia will join the ACCC, becoming the 19th […]

The government of President Abelardo de la Espriella has been criticized over its refusal to accept foreign search and rescue workers in the crucial hours after Monday’s earthquake. One of the first to raise the alarm was China’s ambassador to Bogota, Zhu Jingyang, who called on the government on Tuesday to “release the name of The post Controversy […]

The death toll from Colombia’s devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake rose to 202 on Wednesday, according to the latest report from the country’s Institute of Legal Medicine, as rescue crews continued searching collapsed buildings and authorities assessed the full scale of destruction three days after the earthquake struck. The Institute said that, as of […]

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Local and regional authorities have said that at least 227 people were confirmed killed in Monday’s earthquake while search and rescue teams continue to look for survivors. So far, 120 people were confirmed dead in Valle del Cauca where locals said that entire towns in the north of the province were all but destroyed by The post West Colombia earthquake […]

The death toll from Colombia’s powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake rose to 181 on Tuesday, with over 1300 injured and estimated  200 missing as rescue crews continued searching collapsed buildings across the country’s western and central regions. Authorities warned that the death toll is likely to rise as emergency teams work through the rubble of […]

Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella declared a national disaster and sent his ministers to the west of Colombia to coordinate rescue operations in response to a 7.4M earthquake. Following an emergency meeting at disaster management agency UNGRD, De la Espriella said he would travel to Pereira, one of the worst hit cities, to further The post […]

A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, killing at least two people and causing significant damage across the country, with buildings collapsing in several cities and a tower of the historic cathedral in Manizales partially collapsing. The earthquake struck at 7:34 a.m. local time, with its epicenter near San José del