Colombia limits foreign rescue teams as earthquake survival window narrows
The new head of disaster management also said Wednesday that the government has requested rescue teams from only four countries – the US, El Salvador, Ecuador and Israel – because, in Colombia’s view, their rescue teams have the international and national certifications required for the job.
Meanwhile, Chinese ambassador to Colombia Zhu Jingyang “urgently” asked Colombia to establish an official channel to coordinate international assistance, saying, “We hope the Colombian Government will immediately announce the name of the official and their contact to coordinate international assistance for the earthquake victims.
The Colombian Foreign Ministry later said it was preparing a list of “specific needs” to request international aid and that it had asked the United Nations Development Programme to provide support.
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