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Earthquake in Colombia
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A Spaniard, among those killed in the earthquake in Colombia

The 7.4 magnitude earthquake in the north-west of the country has killed 273 people and injured some 3900.

AME8683. QUIBDÓ (COLOMBIA), 12/08/2026.- Personas observan un edificio destruido por el terremoto este miércoles, en Quibdó, Chocó (Colombia). Durante un recorrido por los sectores afectados de Quibdó, capital del departamento del Chocó, en el que estuvo EFE, la defensora del Pueblo de Colombia, Iris Marín dijo que, aunque las autoridades locales dieron por finalizadas las labores de búsqueda y rescate, la emergencia entra ahora en una etapa en la que es necesario determinar con precisión el número de personas damnificadas y sus necesidades. EFE/ Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda

Several people are looking at a building destroyed by the earthquake.

The Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, has reported the death of a Spaniard of dual nationality as a result of the earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday,whilethe number of unhanged Spaniards has fallen from 75 to 12.

The 7.4-degree earthquake on the Richter scale has left 273 dead and 3,900 injured in north-west Colombia, according to local authorities.

Albaras has detailed that the first emergency aid package of EUR 1 million to the "brotherly people" of Colombia, which includes protective equipment, water and sanitation kits and assistance to health workers, is operational.

The earthquake had as its epicenter the town of San José del Palmar in the Pacific department of Choco, with 377 missing, 40,753 families affected, 12,584 homes destroyed and 74,873 damaged.

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