Natural Disasters · Public broadcaster
Death toll rises after Colombia earthquake
France 24 reports at least 240 confirmed deaths after the major earthquake in western Colombia, while rescuers continue searching for survivors. The report underlines that the disaster is still unfolding: a 32-year-old woman was pulled alive from a collapsed apartment on Tuesday. Continued rescue operations mean the current death toll remains provisional and is likely to change.
- Source published
- 12 Aug 2026, 11:06 CEST
Publication time from the source RSS/feed - Captured by GC
- 12 Aug 2026, 12:27 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, WHO, OCHA, UN
France 24 reports at least 240 confirmed deaths after the major earthquake in western Colombia, while rescuers continue searching for survivors. The report underlines that the disaster is still unfolding: a 32-year-old woman was pulled alive from a collapsed apartment on Tuesday. Continued rescue operations mean the current death toll remains provisional and is likely to change.
What is reported
The death toll is rising in Colombia following the country’s worst earthquake in decades. At least 240 people have been confirmed killed in the west of the country, many of them found beneath the rubble of their homes. But the painstaking search for survivors continues, with some stories of hope, including that of a 32-year-old woman who was pulled alive from a collapsed apartment on Tuesday. Morgan Ayre has our report.
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- Source published (RSS): 12 Aug 2026, 11:06 CEST. Publication time from the source RSS/feed
- The report is assigned to the Natural Disasters dossier.
- 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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