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7.4 Quake Expected to Cause 30 Trillion Pesos Damages

8/18/2026

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President Abelardo De La Espriella said the 7.4-magnitude quake will cause 30 trillion pesos in damages.
Shakira pledged to rebuild a technological university in Chocó, with $500,000 contributions from Global Citizen and Live Nation and a partnership with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.
Father Germán Andrés Clavijo salvaged consecrated hosts from the damaged 17th-century Our Lady of the Rosary chapel and moved Masses to the town square while awaiting government restoration.

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President Abelardo De La Espriella said the 7.4-magnitude quake will cause 30 trillion pesos in damages.
Shakira pledged to rebuild a technological university in Chocó, with $500,000 contributions from Global Citizen and Live Nation and a partnership with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.
Father Germán Andrés Clavijo salvaged consecrated hosts from the damaged 17th-century Our Lady of the Rosary chapel and moved Masses to the town square while awaiting government restoration.