Will the U.N. launch a formal emergency appeal for Colombia's earthquake before Aug 21?
75% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 4 predictions cast.
The United Nations and humanitarian partners formally scaled up emergency appeals for Colombia's earthquake response before August 21, 2026. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia on August 10, 2026, killing more than 300 people, injuring over 4,600, and affecting an estimated 1.2 million people, with over 280,000 people displaced and more than 31,000 homes destroyed, concentrated in Risaralda, Valle del Cauca, Choco and Caldas departments. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies launched a CHF 25 million emergency appeal on August 12, and by mid-to-late August, UN humanitarian partners issued an addendum to Colombia's 2026 Humanitarian Response Plan seeking $148.1 million to reach 671,000 people, alongside separate agency appeals including a World Food Programme request for $23 million to assist 100,000 people and an IOM flash appeal covering shelter and health needs through February 2027. UN agencies reported scaling up aid operations for over 100,000 people by August 18. Three of the four community votes correctly predicted a formal UN emergency appeal would be launched before the deadline, matching the outcome.