A Local Wichita Meat Market Is Collecting Donations to Raise Money for Families Affected by Colombia’s Earthquake
President Abelardo de la Espriella moved within an hour to set up an emergency command post as officials reported at least 265 dead and 500 missing.
- On Monday, August 10, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia, forcing newly inaugurated President Abelardo de la Espriella to assume emergency leadership less than 72 hours after his swearing-in.
- De la Espriella, a conservative former criminal defense lawyer, navigated a fraught political transition from predecessor Gustavo Petro, who initially alleged electoral fraud and refused to recognize the narrow victory.
- Within 36 hours, de la Espriella toured disaster zones in Quibdo, Cali and Pereira while coordinating with officials from Bogota. United Nations official María José Torres Macho said "all the institutions have worked."
- Colombia declined most foreign rescue teams except those from the United States, requesting humanitarian supplies instead; China's ambassador complained on social media about unclear aid coordination.
- Rosario University specialist Ronal Rodríguez observed stark differences between Colombia's democratic institutional response and Venezuela's struggling disaster management after back-to-back earthquakes on June 24, highlighting institutional capacity as a differentiator.
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A local Wichita meat market is collecting donations to raise money for families affected by Colombia’s earthquake
Ingrid Pardo, who helps manage Colmex, a Mexican and Colombian meat market in West Central, has family in Colombia, and she says knowing they are okay motivated her to help the families who were hit the hardest by the earthquake.
Colombia's earthquake is déjà vu for Venezuelans. The government response is anything but
FILE – Franklin Fuentes searches for missing relatives in the collapsed building where they lived two days after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)Rescue workers carry Diana Troncoso after pulling her from the rubble the day after an earthquak…
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Colombia’s earthquake is déjà vu for Venezuelans. The government response is anything but
Two powerful earthquakes less than two months apart have exposed stark differences in how neighboring Venezuela and Colombia respond to catastrophe.
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