A year into Trump’s boat strike campaign, families search for answers
While the Trump administration claims it has killed ‘narcoterrorists’, families fear fishermen are among the victims.
![Vessels take part in a joint training exercise during Panamax 2026, a multinational exercise led by Panama and sponsored by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), in Panama City, Panama, on August 7, 2026. [Enea Lebrun/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-07T200426Z_666177120_RC2TTMASVNBN_RTRMADP_3_PANAMA-USA-CANAL-1787559950.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Landslide at illegal gold mine kills 13 people in Colombia
At least 13 people have been killed and seven others injured in an unlicensed gold mine in southwest Colombia.
Published On 20 Aug 2026
Landslide kills 13 at illegal gold mine in Colombia’s southwest
Mining activity caused a deadly slope collapse in Narino, claiming 13 lives and injuring seven others.
As rubble clears, Colombia begins focusing on recovery after the earthquake
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 / Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC07478-1786997230.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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3-year-old girl rescued 100 hours after Colombia earthquake
A three-year-old girl and a 75-year-old man have been pulled alive from the rubble days after Colombia’s earthquake.
Published On 16 Aug 2026
Colombia asks Trump to suspend tariffs as country reels from earthquake
Post-earthquake reconstruction is expected to cost about $6.4bn, but Colombia has been hit by renewed US tariffs.
![Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella said he had a "friendly and cordial" conversaiton with his supporter Donald Trump, in which he asked him to suspend planned tariffs on the quake-hit country. [File: Esteban Vega La-Rotta/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/afp_6a80e6411ac4-1786832449.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Buenaventura residents criticise state neglect after Colombia’s earthquake
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 / Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC07904-1786751593.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Families angered by slow search for loved ones after Colombia quake
Families are demanding answers over loved ones buried under rubble in Cali, Colombia after Monday’s 7.4 magnitude quake.
Published On 15 Aug 2026
From: NewsFeed
Colombia’s rescuers search rubble as hope fades on finding survivors
The crucial 72-hour window to find survivors has passed, but rescue teams in Colombia keep digging.
Published On 14 Aug 2026
Mexico says Colombia rejected its earthquake rescue team
Colombia denies politics played a role after Mexico said its military rescuers were refused entry.
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 / Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC07348-1786650718.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
