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Colombia’s earthquake is déjà vu for Venezuelans. The government response is anything but
President Abelardo de la Espriella moved within an hour to set up an emergency command post as officials reported at least 265 dead and 500 missing.
- On Monday, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia, prompting newly inaugurated President Abelardo de la Espriella to declare he would "personally assume leadership" of the emergency response less than 72 hours after his swearing-in.
- De la Espriella, a conservative former criminal defense lawyer, assumed office amid a fraught transition from predecessor Gustavo Petro, who initially alleged electoral fraud and refused to recognize the narrow victory.
- Within 36 hours, de la Espriella toured disaster zones in Quibdo, Cali and Pereira while coordinating from Bogota. United Nations official María José Torres Macho stated, "All the institutions have worked."
- Colombia declined most foreign rescue crews except those from the United States, requesting humanitarian supplies instead, though China's ambassador complained on social media about unclear aid coordination.
- Rosario University specialist Ronal Rodríguez observed that institutional differences between democratic and authoritarian systems emerge clearly during emergencies, contrasting Colombia's response with Venezuela's back-to-back temblors on June 24.
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Colombia's earthquake is déjà vu for Venezuelans. The government response is anything but
FILE – Franklin Fuentes searches for missing relatives in the collapsed building where they lived two days after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)Rescue workers carry Diana Troncoso after pulling her from the rubble the day after an earthquak…
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Colombia’s earthquake is déjà vu for Venezuelans. The government response is anything but
Two powerful earthquakes less than two months apart have exposed stark differences in how neighboring Venezuela and Colombia respond to catastrophe.
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Leaning Left11Leaning Right2Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Left, 46% Center
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- 46% of the sources lean Left, 46% of the sources are Center
46% Center
L 46%
C 46%
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