A red alert has been declared in Cali's hospitals, Mayor Eder confirmed: these are the new measures in response to the earthquake in Colombia

Following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday, August 10, 2026, at 7:34 a.m., Mayor Alejandro Eder declared a red hospital alert in Cali. The disaster resulted in at least 111 deaths nationwide and caused significant destruction, including the partial collapse of an entire wing of the Hospital Universitario del Valle Evaristo García, one of the city's primary medical centers.

The declaration of the red hospital alert by local authorities was implemented in response to the severe infrastructure damage and a critically high occupancy rate across the municipal health network. Emergency measures are being enacted to manage the influx of patients and the strain on medical facilities following the major seismic event.