2026 Colombia earthquake
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Colombia earthquake affects Venezuelan refugees
The brothers moved to Cali, Colombia, where their father works, on the Friday before the Colombia earthquake.
The Venezuela earthquakes were of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, striking 39 seconds apart.
Deivi and Winder Delfín's mother Yusmani, grandmother Carmen, and brother Moissés were killed in the Venezuela earthquake in La Guaira.
“When his little head fell into my hands... I broke down,”
Colombia earthquake: death toll rises, rescue efforts and international aid
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said Colombia is refusing to allow a team of Mexican rescue experts into the country.
Colombia's government was formalising support from rescue teams in the United States, El Salvador, Ecuador and Israel.
As of Thursday, at least 273 people had been killed and more than 3,800 injured according to government figures.
“The question isn't whether it can happen again. The question is rather when an earthquake of similar magnitude will occur at another of Colombia's seismic sources.”
Colombia earthquake: more than 200 dead
Magnolia Garcia Lugo of Bergenfield, New Jersey died while trying to save her daughter Natalia during the earthquake in Colombia.
Magnolia Garcia Lugo was a member of Mercy Church of God in Bergenfield for 22 years.
The death toll from the Colombia earthquake rose to at least 224.
“Magnolia has been a solid member of the church for 22 years along with her daughters... Natalia, who was also in the earthquake, and they've been a part of our team, actively, for more than 10 years. So, it's a big loss, and we feel it pretty heavily in the church,”
Earthquake strikes western Colombia killing at least 111
At least 111 people were killed by the earthquake.
The earthquake was the strongest to hit Colombia since record-keeping started in the early 1920s.
Manizales Mayor Jorge Eduardo Rojas said 17 buildings in the city had collapsed and 19 had partially collapsed.
“We sprinted outside in our pyjamas. There's no major structural damage to the hotel, but there are surface cracks in the walls, and paint and plaster have peeled off,”
7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Colombia killing at least 74
In 1999, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Colombia's coffee growing region, leaving 1,185 people dead and more than 8,500 injured.
At least 60 people died in the city of Pereira, according to the Colombian Association of Capital Cities.
At least 188 people were missing in Cali, according to the city's mayor.
“From El Salvador, we are in communication and ready to provide immediate support with our rescue teams, medical personnel, paramedics, supplies, or any other assistance that our Colombian brothers and sisters deem necessary,”