People look for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Pereira, Colombia on August 10, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
August 12, 2026
Colombia president says earthquake death toll hits 265
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) — Colombia’s president declared an economic emergency Wednesday and vowed the country would rebuild after a massive earthquake that he said had now killed 265 people.
“We will do what is necessary,” Abelardo de la Espriella said in a statement, vowing to “emerge again as a country and as a society” following Monday’s 7.4-magnitude quake that also injured almost 3,500 people.
