A week after a deadly quake, Colombia turns from rescue efforts to shelter, aid and rebuilding.
![An ambulance crushed by falling debris from the “Clinica Nuestra” private hospital in Cali, which partially collapsed during the August 10 earthquake. [Euan Wallace / Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC07478-1786997230.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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Locals in impoverished areas say the insufficient government response after the earthquake speaks to a broader trend.
![Bryan Reyes sits at the edge of his hospital bed in a temporary medical tent outside the the District Hospital Luis Ablanque De La Plata. Having sustained three fractures in his leg after jumping out of a first floor window to escape the earthquake, Reyes now feels disappointed by the state’s response to the crisis. [Euan Wallace / Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC07904-1786751593.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Earthquake damages Cali’s hospitals, forcing medical staff to prioritize critical patients as rescue teams work nonstop.
![Carlos Naranjo, a General Practitioner at the University Hospital of the Valle Evaristo Garcia, pictured outside the hospital’s emergency department. [Euan Wallace / Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC07348-1786650718.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
At least 254 deaths have been reported so far, as rescue workers continue to sift through collapsed buildings.
![A volunteer signals for silence as rescuers attempt to locate survivors beneath the debris. [Euan Wallace / Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC07051-2-1786487312.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Colombia has passed the first legislation in Latin America to outlaw female genital mutilation. But barriers remain.
Since January, the Trump administration has blocked foreign oil to Cuba. Will the island’s cigars survive the crisis?
![A Havana local smokes a cigar on the Malecón - the city’s waterfront area. Both domestically and abroad, Cuban cigars are becoming an increasingly rare luxury. [Euan Wallace/ Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC02741-1775944580.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
From taxi drivers to tour guides, the collapse of Cuba’s tourism industry has left thousands struggling to get by.
As El Salvador’s state of emergency turns four years old, families warn of the toll of the mass arrests on children.
![Rubidia Hernández and her 6-year-old granddaughter pictured in their home, where her son also used to live, in the outskirts of Nahuizalco, El Salvador. [Euan Wallace/ Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSC00428-1774484123.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Hardline immigration policies under US President Donald Trump have forced some migrants to abandon their American dream.
In Catatumbo, fighting has forced over 55,000 people from their homes. What does it mean for Colombia’s peace process?
