Natural Disasters · Public broadcaster
Death toll from Colombia earthquake continues to rise
The death toll from a devastating earthquake that flattened dozens of buildings in western Colombia jumped to 224, local authorities said on Tuesday (August 11) as emergency workers dug through the wreckage for survivors. FRANCE 24's Maria Clara Calle Aguirre tells us more.
- Source published
- 11 Aug 2026, 16:30 CEST
Publication time from the source RSS/feed - Captured by GC
- 12 Aug 2026, 11:07 CEST
When GlobalsConflicts first captured this item. - Source
- France 24 - English
- Trust
- medium · direct source trail
- Source quality
- good
public broadcaster or established media source from a direct trail - Actors
- France, UN, OCHA, WHO
The death toll from a devastating earthquake that flattened dozens of buildings in western Colombia jumped to 224, local authorities said on Tuesday (August 11) as emergency workers dug through the wreckage for survivors. FRANCE 24's Maria Clara Calle Aguirre tells us more.
What is reported
The death toll from a devastating earthquake that flattened dozens of buildings in western Colombia jumped to 224, local authorities said on Tuesday (August 11) as emergency workers dug through the wreckage for survivors. FRANCE 24's Maria Clara Calle Aguirre tells us more.
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- Source published (RSS): 11 Aug 2026, 16:30 CEST. Publication time from the source RSS/feed
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- The visible source is France 24 - English.
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Public broadcaster or established direct source. The report remains medium until an independent second trail visibly supports the same core claim.
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