The death toll from Colombia's magnitude-7.5 earthquake on Aug 10 has risen to 312, with 4,611 people injured, the country's disaster management agency said Tuesday.
As of 19:00 on Tuesday, 290 remained missing with 358 others rescued, the latest report from the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management of Colombia (UNGRD) showed.
Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella said Monday night that about one-third of the country had been affected by the quake, which was centered in San Jose del Palmar, in the department of Choco.
He said preliminary estimates put direct economic losses from the earthquake at nearly 30 trillion Colombian pesos (about 9.6 billion U.S. dollars), including 24.5 trillion pesos in building damage and 5.5 trillion pesos in infrastructure damage.
"This is a preliminary figure that will be adjusted as we obtain more information," he said.
Humanitarian aid from Colombia and abroad continues to arrive in the hardest-hit areas while search and rescue teams are still working in places where people may remain trapped under rubble.
Colombia quake death toll rises to 312
Colombia quake death toll rises to 304
Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, warned on Monday that hostilities in Yemen are forcing people to flee their homes, causing civilian casualties, and putting the already stretched humanitarian operations there under growing pressure.
Renewed fighting in Yemen has displaced at least 125,000 civilians from 18,000 households since the start of September, he said at a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York City.
The UN Human Rights Office has verified 40 civilian casualties -- eight dead and 32 injured -- in the first two weeks of this month. Women and children account for half of those killed and more than half of those injured, Haq said.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the United Nations and its humanitarian partners continue to respond, despite extremely difficult operating conditions, providing aid to thousands of households as of Saturday. However, supplies are critically low, and funding is falling short of needs.
Haq highlighted that humanitarian access and movements remain severely constrained due to insecurity. Humanitarian movements into and within several locations on Yemen's west coast remain suspended, while key roads are restricted or impassable.
"We call on all parties to protect civilians, respect international humanitarian law and facilitate safe and unimpeded humanitarian access so that urgently needed assistance can reach communities in need," Haq said.
Hostilities in Yemen drive displacement amid access challenges: UN official
