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De La Espriella Estimates the Damage Caused by the Earthquake in Colombia at 8.264 Billion Euros

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24.5 trillion Colombian pesos (6.749 billion euros) for buildings and 5.5 trillion pesos (1.515 billion euros) for other types of infrastructure. These are the figures presented by the government of Abelardo de la Espriella to estimate the cost of the material damage suffered by the South American country after the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that devastated Chocó and four other departments around the Colombian Coffee Region. The far-right presiden…
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Image: National Army The government of the Espriella has mentioned that the country will face a complex reconstruction scenario after the earthquake in Colombia that, for the time being, leaves a figure close to 290 dead. According to the Executive, the plan to re-build homes, schools, hospitals, shops and roads, among others, will demand resources of the order of $30 billion. Image: Official X account of the National Army The resources are not …

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One week after an earthquake of magnitude 7.4 had shaken the West of Colombia, rescue forces are still looking for missing persons, families are sleeping under plastic tarpaulins, schools remain closed, and a new government is facing reconstruction costs of 9.5 billion dollars, which will put the country's deepest inequalities back to the test. [...] The post Colombia takes stock: earthquake debris becomes the national memorial first appeared on…

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Photo @ABDELAESPRIELLA on social network X. The president of Colombia, Abelardo De La Espriella, assured that the reconstruction of the areas affected by the earthquake of August 10 could cost at least 30 billion pesos, about US$9.5 billion. The figure reflects the enormous dimension of the damage left by the earthquake in several regions of the country. According to the president, a private firm estimated direct physical losses in Chocó, Valle …

24.5 trillion Colombian pesos (6.749 billion euros) for buildings and 5.5 trillion pesos (1.515 billion euros) for other types of infrastructure. These are the figures presented by the government of Abelardo de la Espriella to estimate the cost of the material damage suffered by the South American country after the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that devastated Chocó and four other departments around the Colombian Coffee Region. The far-right presiden…

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atvlatino.net broke the news on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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