Colombia leader asks Trump to suspend tariffs after deadly quake

Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday called on his US counterpart Donald Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation, which is reeling after a deadly earthquake. US tariffs on Colombian products rose from 10 per cent to 12.5 per cent in late July, with a few exception

Colombia's new President Abelardo de la Espriella has called on his US counterpart Donald Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation, which is reeling after a deadly earthquake.

Post-earthquake reconstruction is expected to cost about $6.4bn, but Colombia has been hit by renewed US tariffs.

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said he called President Trump and asked him to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation.

US tariffs on Colombian products rose from 10 per cent to 12.5 per cent in late July.

Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday called on his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation, which is reeling after a deadly earthquake.

"The earthquake is haunting me," Deivi Delfín says. The 15-year-old feels like he and his brother, Winder, have been chased by tremors these past few months, having lived through two that struck with devastating effect in Venezuela, only to get caught up in another this week after moving to Colombia. He tells the BBC t

Deivi Delfín and his brother moved to Colombia after a quake in Venezuela killed their mother, but were caught in another deadly disaster.

The South American nation is the world’s largest producer of cocaine.