{
  "id": 1970098,
  "title": "Colombia Earthquake Reconstruction Could Cost US$12.9 Billion and Take Up to Six Years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/colombia-earthquake-reconstruction-could-cost-us-12-9-billion-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T15:48:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/colombia-earthquake-reconstruction-could-cost-us12-9-billion-and-take-up-to-six-years/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Colombia's national planning department has put the earthquake rebuild at up to COP 40 trillion, about US$12.9 billion, over five to six years. It is the first institutional estimate, and it tops the president's own figure by a third. The post Colombia Earthquake Reconstruction Could Cost US$12.9 Billion and Take Up to Six Years appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}