Colombia earthquake: Hospitals adapt to save lives amid widespread damage
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=770%2C513&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=770%2C513&quality=80)









Seventeen aid groups have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court after the government moved to ban 37 NGOs in Gaza.
Medical NGO says targeted attacks have forced the closure of hospitals, while UN says 280,000 displaced in Jonglei.

Israel, having already destroyed much of Gaza’s health system, is now pressuring 37 NGOs to hand over sensitive data.
Eight more charities say they will not hand Israel details about their Palestinian staff, fearing for their safety.
Medical charity has been barred for not providing Israeli authorities with personal details of its staff in enclave.
Medical charity says will not provide Israeli authorities with personal details of its staff in Palestinian territory.
The UK-founded charity will not adhere to Israel’s demand as observers fear data could be used to target aid workers.

Israel is revoking the licenses of 37 international organisations, forcing them to stop operations in Gaza.
Displaced people in Gaza warn new restrictions on aid group will ‘lead to catastrophe’ in devastated enclave.

Every day, dozens of displaced people, mostly women and children, are arriving at a camp near Kosti, Sudan.