International Aid Organizations Scale Up Response to Colombia Earthquake

Following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on August 10, 2026, in Colombia's Chocó department, Action Against Hunger and other humanitarian organizations, including the UNHCR, are intensifying their response. The earthquake, the strongest in a decade, has caused widespread damage, affecting thousands of families in rural and hard-to-reach communities, with immediate needs for shelter, water, food, and health services.