No, This Video Does Not Show a Building Collapsing During the August 20, 2026 Earthquake in Peru: It Was Filmed in Pereira, Colombia. ·Maldita.es - Journalism to Keep You From Being Fooled
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Among the circulating images and the Google Street View image, elements such as the yellow color of the facade, the arrangement and shape of the windows, the adjacent blue building, and the "Salufarma Pharmacy" sign on the ground floor coincide. Factchequeado, a member of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), as is Maldita.es, also verified this same video after it was circulated as if it showed the earthquake in Peru. In its publicati…
Was the Video Showing a Hotel During an Earthquake Filmed in Peru? No, the Images Are From Colombia.
Social media posts suggest the images were taken in Peru after Thursday's earthquake. However, the hotel seen in the images is located in Pereira, a Colombian city.
Colombian Hass avocado sector recovers from earthquake with export schedules unaffected
The earthquake that struck the Pereira area in Colombia's coffee-growing region exposed the social vulnerability of a key Hass avocado-producing zone. Katheryn Mejía, president of Corpohass, outlined the impact of the quake on growers, processing plants, and exports. According to Mejía, productive infrastructure…
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