The National Unit for Disaster Risk Management reported that the quake had affected 470 municipalities in 15 departments, adding that 277 buildings had collapsed, while close to 30,000 homes were destroyed and over 134,000 others damaged

Shakira made a surprise visit to earthquake-hit Choco in western Colombia and pledged to help rebuild at least 10 schools and restore a damaged technological university. The singer’s Barefoot Foundation is leading the education recovery effort