Earthquake in Colombia: Miami Beach opens 4 aid drop-off locations

On Aug 13, 2026

Published: August 13, 2026 at 11:20 AM

A Mexican rescue worker searches through the rubble two days after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Santiago Saldarriaga/AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Miami Beach announced on Thursday that there are four drop-off locations accepting aid for the victims of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake in western Colombia.

Four Miami Beach Fire Rescue stations will be collecting donations from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Friday to Aug. 31 at 1051 Jefferson Ave., 2300 Pine Tree Drive, 5303 Collins Ave., and 6880 Indian Creek Drive.

The city welcomes donations of new camping gear, hygiene supplies, first-aid kits, tarps, and canned food.

City employees plan to deliver the donations to Miami-Dade County-based nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission’s warehouse in Doral.

For more information about the city’s effort, visit this page.

Andrea Torres

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

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