Japan to provide emergency relief goods to quake-hit Colombia
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will provide emergency relief goods including tents and blankets to Colombia following a magnitude-7.4 earthquake that struck t
Japan will extend emergency relief assistance to Colombia following a devastating magnitude-7.4 earthquake that struck the nation last week, the Foreign Ministry announced on Monday. The aid package, coordinated through the Japan International Cooperation Agency, includes 200 tents, 1,200 blankets, water purifiers, and plastic containers.
The earthquake's death toll has climbed to over 280, with more than 4,100 people injured. Rescue efforts persist in the affected regions, where numerous buildings have collapsed, leaving nearly 200 individuals still missing. Colombian authorities are concurrently combating criminal organizations in the aftermath of the disaster.
The International Organization for Migration has cautioned that the risk of victims falling prey to human trafficking is significant, as the disaster zones intersect with the operational territories of drug trafficking syndicates. Local reports indicate that an armed group ambushed a vehicle delivering emergency supplies to the earthquake-affected northwestern part of Colombia.
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