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Al Jazeera reports from Indonesia’s quake zone, desperate for help
Thousands are still displaced on Indonesia’s Flores Island after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed at least 70 people.
![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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Aftermath of deadly Indonesia earthquake
Dozens of people have been killed after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia’s Flores Island.
Published On 15 Aug 2026
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On the ground in Indonesia following 7.7 magnitude earthquake
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least five people.
Published On 15 Aug 2026
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7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, damaging buildings and sending residents to higher ground.
Published On 15 Aug 2026
Magnitude 7.7 quake hits Indonesia, killing at least 47
The death toll is expected to climb further as emergency teams continue search and rescue efforts.
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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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)
Colombia earthquake response tests new far-right government
Disaster tests President Abelardo de la Espriella and his government as it scrambles to find survivors and provide aid.
People wait as rescuers search for their relative amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Pereira, Colombia. [Luis Acosta/AFP]
A Mexican rescue worker searches through rubble two days after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia. [Santiago Saldarriaga/AP Photo]
Patients from a clinic evacuated due to earthquake damage lie in beds at a temporary facility set up in a gymnasium at a nearby school in Cali. [Santiago Saldarriaga/AP Photo]
Rescue efforts in Colombia following Monday’s devastating earthquake have entered what officials called the “final phase” as the death toll rose to 265, with more than 3,500 others wounded. [Raul Arboleda/AFP]
Volunteers take part in a supply collection drive for the earthquake victims, at the Nemesio Camacho 'El Campin' stadium, in Bogota. [Esteban Vega La-Rotta/AFP]
Rescue crews on Wednesday were fast approaching the 72-hour mark since the quake, the period during which survivors are considered most likely to be found alive beneath collapsed buildings. [Luis Acosta/AFP]
The magnitude 7.4 earthquake was the strongest to hit Colombia this century. Nearly 500 people remain missing, according to local authorities, and more than 9,550 homes have been destroyed. [Fernando Vergara/AP Photo]
People sleep in a park after their homes were damaged by an earthquake that struck Pereira, Colombia. [Fernando Vergara/AP Photo]
Pereira, in the heart of Colombia’s coffee region, and Cali, the country’s third-largest city, reported 83 and 74 deaths, respectively. [Raul Arboleda/AFP]
Rescue workers and volunteers remove rubble as they search for survivors at the site of collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Cali. [Raul Arboleda/AFP]
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