The death toll from the earthquake in Colombia has reached 265 people, another 3,494 were injured, and 496 are missing. This was announced by President Abelardo de la Espriella on August 12.
“We have 25,872 injured families, 53,816 people, unfortunately, 265 dead, 3,494 injured, and the number of missing has increased alarmingly to 496 people,” the head of state said.
According to President de la Espriella, rescue services are focused on locating missing persons. Authorities will deploy all available resources and attract international assistance for this critical effort.
The disaster has destroyed 11,347 residential buildings while damaging an additional 53,526 structures. Furthermore, 1,819 educational institutions, 631 public facilities, and 179 medical institutions were affected.
Additional impacts include the destruction of one pedestrian bridge, damage to 20 automobile bridges and 203 road sections. Forty-four water supply systems were disrupted, and five airports sustained damage.
The most powerful earthquake in decades struck Colombia on August 10 with a magnitude of 7.4 according to updated seismological data. Following the event, Colombian authorities declared a national emergency.
