A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia's impoverished and neglected region

Recovering from the devastating earthquake that hit Colombia earlier this month will be particularly challenging for Choco, a remote region that has long struggled with high poverty rates, poor infrastructure and underfunded health and education services

Recovering from the devastating earthquake that hit Colombia earlier this month will be particularly challenging for Choco, a remote region that has long struggled with high poverty rates, poor infrastructure and underfunded health and education services

Colombia's disaster agency now counts 304 dead and 4,548 injured from the 10 August quake, while the Education Ministry moves more than 400,000 students to online and shelter-based classes.

The latest figure brings the death toll up from last week’s figure of 6,301.

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake hit Indonesia’s Flores region at a depth of 10 kilometers at 5:58 am local time. At least 235 aftershocks followed.

Around 290 people have died, with 140 more missing and nearly 4,000 more injured, according to official estimates. More than two-thirds of the deaths were concentrated in Cali and Pereira.