Day 685 — Sheinbaum Confirms Two Mexicans Died in Colombia Earthquake

On August 17, 2026 (Day 685, Monday), President Sheinbaum confirmed at her mañanera that two Mexican nationals died as a result of the August 10 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia's Chocó department. She said the Foreign Ministry (SRE) remained in contact with the victims' families and that the bodies had been repatriated to Mexico, while the Mexican Embassy in Bogotá continued efforts to locate a Mexican couple reported missing in Pereira. Sheinbaum reiterated that Mexico's humanitarian response — food and medicine shipments — continues, after Colombia barred entry to Mexico's Agrupamiento Cali military rescue brigade over a certification dispute earlier in the week.