哥伦比亚西部遭遇7.4级强烈地震，造成至少181人死亡、2595人受伤，至少195人失踪[1]。民间数据库的数据显示失踪人数可能达到约4000人[1]。卡利、佩雷拉、曼尼萨莱斯和基博多等城市受灾最为严重[1]。
搜救队正在灾区与时间竞速，力图在救援黄金期（48至72小时）内寻找幸存者[1]。国际社会积极伸出援手，美国已提供超过1500万美元的援助[1]。墨西哥总统准备派遣数百名搜救和卫生工作者，并运送大量卫生用品和设备[1]。萨尔瓦多总统Nayib Bukele表示将在未来数天派遣两架飞机运送100吨援助物资[1]。
挪威难民委员会哥伦比亚主任Giovanni Rizzo指出，"这次地震加重了已经严重的人道主义危机，需要加大对人道主义救援的支持"[1]。
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, killing at least 181 people and injuring 2,595 others, with at least 195 reported missing [1]. Rescue teams are working urgently in the hardest-hit cities of Cali, Pereira, Manizales, and Quibdó to locate survivors during the critical 48-to-72-hour window following the disaster [1].
Colombia's newly inaugurated government is leading the disaster response efforts amid the immediate humanitarian crisis [1]. International assistance is mobilizing rapidly, with the United States committing over $15 million in aid [1]. Mexico's president has announced plans to deploy hundreds of rescue and health workers along with significant medical supplies and equipment [1]. El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele pledged to send two aircraft carrying 100 tons of humanitarian assistance in the coming days [1].
The earthquake has intensified an already severe humanitarian crisis in the region. "This earthquake has compounded an already serious humanitarian crisis and requires increased support for humanitarian relief," said Giovanni Rizzo, Colombia director of the Norwegian Refugee Council [1].