Cali · Colombia · Emergency
The earthquake shook Cali. Your company can put a roof over a family.
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia. Thousands of families lost everything. Here is what you can do today.
Context video · La Causa Cali
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Fundraising goal
Help us reach $10,000 USD
Every dollar goes directly to temporary housing for families who lost their homes. Choose a package or donate any amount.
Goal: $10,000 USD
Raised: $6,212 USD · 62%
$100
Home for 3 weeks
For one family
Donate →$500
Home for 1.5 months
For one family
Donate →$1,000
Home for 3 months
For one family
Donate →Any amount
From $1 USD
Every contribution counts
Donate →What your donation includes
- ✓Housing for 3 months
- ✓Food for 3 months
- ✓Basic utilities
- ✓Clothing and personal items
You give them stability and time to rebuild their lives.
Official report · Aug 10, 2026
- Local date and time
- Aug 10, 2026 · 7:34 a.m.
- Magnitude / depth
- 7.4 · ~96–110 km
- Epicenter
- San José del Palmar, Chocó
- Declaration
- National disaster, same day
Sources: Colombian Geological Survey (SGC) and USGS.
National context
What happened
Magnitude 7.4. Epicenter in San José del Palmar, Chocó. One of the strongest earthquakes Colombia has seen in the last century. It was felt across half the country — Pereira, Manizales, Armenia, Bogotá, Medellín and Cali — and the government declared a national disaster the same day.
National toll · Aug 11, 2026
220+
People killed nationwide
Source: El País, official figures
1,575
Homes affected
Source: El País
61
Buildings collapsed
Source: El País
3.5 M+
Residents in the cities hit
Source: DANE projections
Official figures are still being updated. Last update: August 11, 2026.
Cali
Cali, one of the hardest hit
Cali was not the only city hit, but it was one of the hardest hit. The next day, the official report counted almost a hundred people dead, hundreds injured and dozens trapped under the rubble. And something the numbers can't capture: neighbors who started digging with their bare hands, without waiting for anyone to arrive.
Bulletin · Cali · PMU · Aug 11, 2026 · 6:30 a.m.
95
People killed in Cali
949
People injured
239
People trapped
45
Structures fully or partially collapsed
Source: PMU, Cali City Hall, August 11, 2026, 6:30 a.m.
Photo record
Voices from Cali
Who you are helping.
Aid is arriving today: food, water, tools, collection centers. And that is wonderful. But there is one emergency nobody is solving today: shelter.
Housing subsidies exist. But weeks pass between the promise and the reality. Sometimes months. Meanwhile, there is one question that cannot wait.
Where will they sleep tonight?
The foundation, face to face
We talked to the people who receive every peso.
Miguel speaks with the director of Fundación Súmate Nuevos Comienzos about exactly where the money goes: who receives it, what it turns into and when it arrives.
Miguel speaks with the director of Fundación Súmate Nuevos Comienzos.
The ask
Give a roof. To a real family. Tonight.
Last night there were grandparents sleeping in the open and children with no roof over their heads. Not tomorrow, not when the subsidy arrives: today. That's why 100% of what is raised goes straight to Fundación Súmate Nuevos Comienzos, a legally registered Colombian foundation. Not a single peso stays with us. We are not selling you anything. We are only asking that, if you can, you help a family sleep under a real roof this week.
Goal: $10,000 USD
Raised: $6,212 USD · 62%
$100
Home for 3 weeks
For one family
$500
Home for 1.5 months
For one family
$1,000
Home for 3 months
For one family
Any amount
From $1 USD
Every contribution counts
Secure payment through Bold. You'll receive a receipt.
Accountability
Transparency
The foundation
Name
Fundación Súmate Nuevos Comienzos
100% of the funds raised go to temporary housing solutions for affected families. Not a single peso stays with the organizers.
Sources
- Colombian Geological Survey (SGC)
- USGS
- PMU, Cali City Hall — August 11, 2026
- El País newspaper
Every figure on this page comes from official sources and verified press, and is updated as rescue operations continue.
Last update: August 11, 2026.