In a message published on the social network X, on Saturday, the far-right head of state said that he had asked a favor from his ally, the President of the United States, Donald Trump.
Earthquake: Colombia asks the US to suspend tariffs for reconstruction
In a message published on the social network X, on Saturday, the far-right head of state said that he had asked a favor from his ally, the President of the United States, Donald Trump. “I asked him to consider temporarily suspending the...
Tariffs imposed by the United States on products coming from Colombia increased from 10% to 12.5% at the end of July, with the exception of certain products, including coffee and oil. The United States announced on Friday an additional $11 million (9.5 million euros) in humanitarian aid to Colombia, bringing American assistance to a total of $26.5 million...
- The State Department said it is also using support from the U.S.
- Army Southern Command, responsible for Latin America, to transport emergency supplies from Miami to Colombia.
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“I asked him to consider temporarily suspending the high tariffs on Colombian products,” De la Espriella wrote.
Tariffs imposed by the United States on products coming from Colombia increased from 10% to 12.5% at the end of July, with the exception of certain products, including coffee and oil.
The United States announced on Friday an additional $11 million (9.5 million euros) in humanitarian aid to Colombia, bringing American assistance to a total of $26.5 million (22.9 million euros).
The State Department said it is also using support from the U.S. Army Southern Command, responsible for Latin America, to transport emergency supplies from Miami to Colombia.
“The Department of State continues to coordinate with Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella and the Colombian government to assess and respond to needs arising from the earthquake,” the department said in a statement.
After the earthquake, Colombia received humanitarian aid from several countries, including Mexico and the European Union.
Also on Saturday, the Chinese government announced that it will provide Colombia with emergency financial assistance and humanitarian aid to support response and reconstruction efforts.
The announcement, released in a statement by Tang Ying, spokesperson for the Chinese International Development Cooperation Agency, did not provide specific details about the amount of aid, the type of supplies that will be sent or when the assistance will arrive in the Latin American country.
The number of deaths in the earthquake that hit Colombia last Monday rose to 294, six more than in the previous report, while the number of missing people increased to 320, according to a bulletin released on Saturday by the National Disaster Risk Management Unit.
The agency also increased the number of injuries to 3,935 and reported that 353 people were rescued. The number of affected families reached 54,008, representing 115,461 people in 448 municipalities in 15 of the country's 32 departments.
The number of destroyed homes increased from 12,504 to 14,493, while another 81,506 were damaged and 66 buildings collapsed.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4 on the Richter scale, the maximum of which is 10, according to the Geological Survey of Colombia (SGC).
This was the strongest earthquake to hit Colombia in the last 25 years.
According to the SGC, as of last Friday night, 256 aftershocks had been recorded, 17 of them with a magnitude greater than 3.0 and two above 4.0.
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