Colombia earthquake: Rescue operation enters 'final phase' | Deutsche Welle

Source: Deutsche Welle | 13 August 2026

[...] Notably, de la Espriella won office on a platform of reduced public spending and a tougher security approach. Analyst Tiziano Breda, of the conflict-monitoring group ACLED, told Reuters that de la Espriella had campaigned in part on cutting funding to the country's disaster-response agency — the same unit now leading the emergency effort. [...]

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