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France Sends 10 Tons of Humanitarian Aid to Earthquake-Hit Colombia
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France Sends 10 Tons of Humanitarian Aid to Earthquake-Hit Colombia

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • France sent 10 tons of humanitarian supplies to Colombia for 200 families affected by the Aug. 10 earthquake.
  • The shipment includes tents, tools, kitchen equipment, floor coverings, and water, hygiene and sanitation supplies.
  • Colombia reported 331 deaths, 240 missing people and 4,439 injuries as of Aug. 25, with 361,353 people affected.

France has sent 10 tons of humanitarian aid to Colombia for families affected by the earthquake that struck the country on Aug. 10. The earthquake’s epicenter was in San José del Palmar, in the department of Chocó.

The shipment includes tents, tools, kitchen equipment, floor coverings, tarpaulins, and supplies for water, hygiene and sanitation. It arrived in Colombia on the previous Saturday and was due to be handed over to Colombia’s National Unit for Disaster Risk Management.

France’s Foreign Ministry said the operation was led by its Crisis and Support Centre, with assistance from the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism. The ministry expressed its “deep solidarity with the Colombian people” and remembered those killed, their relatives and everyone affected by the disaster.

The earthquake was felt in 494 municipalities across 16 Colombian departments. Colombia’s disaster management agency had recorded 361,353 people affected. As of Aug. 25, it had reported 331 deaths, 240 people missing and 4,439 injured.

deep solidarity with the Colombian people

— France’s Foreign MinistryThe ministry expressed support for those affected by the earthquake and remembered the victims and missing people.
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