The European Commission will coordinate the delivery through the Emergency Response Coordination Centre and this material assistance will add to the 2.1 million euros of emergency humanitarian funding used to provide healthcare, water, sanitation, shelter, food, protection, and direct economic aid.
The US said it will send 10 tons of shelter materials and clean water and sanitation equipment in addition to the previous 26.5 million USD in financial aid.
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) and the Colombian Football Federation have donated 1 million USD, and the World Bank has pledged 200 million USD. In Colombia, billionaires and business leaders have donated tens of millions of dollars to help rebuild the healthcare and education systems.
The 7.4‑magnitude quake on August 10 left at least 294 dead, 320 missing, 2,000 homes destroyed, and hundreds of people sleeping outdoors in makeshift shelters. Colombia’s worst earthquake this century injured nearly 4,200 people and disrupted the lives of more than 120,000 families.
