At least 20 dead after Colombia earthquake


People gather outside a building following an earthquake in Bogota, Colombia, August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

BOGOTA, ⁠Aug 10 (Reuters) - The ⁠death toll after ‌a strong earthquake that rocked western Colombia ​on Monday has ⁠risen to ⁠at least 20, authorities ⁠said.

In ‌the town of ⁠Pereira, 18 people were ​killed ‌and others were trapped ⁠in ​buildings that collapsed, Mayor Mauricio ⁠Salazar told Caracol ​Radio.

In Manizales, two people were killed, ⁠Mayor Jorge Eduardo Rojas said in an interview with ​Blu ⁠Radio.

(Reporting by Fabiola Aramburo ​and ‌Luis Jaime Acosta; ​Editing by Daina Beth Solomon)

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