World Rushes Aid to Colombia as Quake Toll Hits 281 and Plan Milagro Begins

Colombia · Disaster Relief Key Facts Deadly quake: A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck near San José del Palmar, in Chocó, on August 10, 2026. Rising toll: Officials confirm at least 281 dead, nearly 4,000 injured and 379 people still missing. Homes lost: More than 12,000 homes were destroyed and over 74,000 more were da

In our news wrap Thursday, Colombia's president says more than 260 are confirmed dead after this week's devastating earthquake, nearly 20 million across the Midwest were under flood alerts as severe storms refuse to let up and Defense Secretary Hegseth disputed reports that poor conditions aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lin

Magnitude 7.4 quake, the strongest to hit Colombia this century, has killed 265 people and injured more than 3,500, with almost 500 still missing, according to local authorities. Leer más

The NDRF said it ended the search and rescue operations in consultation with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials at around 1.25 p.m., more than 33 hours after the incident

President de La Espriella promises to set up an emergency fund to help rebuild destroyed hospitals and schools.

Colombia's president declared an economic emergency and vowed the country would rebuild after a massive earthquake

Crews are approaching 72 hours since Monday's magnitude 7.4 quake, a period when survivors are considered most likely to be found alive beneath collapsed buildings.

Tonnes of aid from regional partners began to roll into Colombia on Wednesday, as the search for survivors in the rubble of a powerful earthquake grew more desperate after the temblor razed buildings, buckled roads and crushed cars. The devastation has tested Colombia’s new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, and his

Rescuers searched for signs of life beneath collapsed buildings.

The death toll from Colombia’s earthquake rose above 200 as the new government of President Abelardo de la Espriella concentrates its efforts on responding to the strongest tremor to strike the country in 47 years.

The death toll from Monday’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake in western Colombia has risen to more than 200, as rescuers race against time to find survivors trapped beneath collapsed buildings. On Tuesday, a 32-year-old woman was pulled alive from the rubble, but many others remain missing. The disaster is the first major cha

As rescuers search through the rubble for survivors, volunteers join to help clear the wreckage. People brought water and food to the victimes and lined up in front of blood donation centres.