{"id":369269,"date":"2026-08-12T01:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-colombias-earthquake-means-for-its-fight-against-rebels-and-gangs-global-news-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T01:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:00:17","slug":"what-colombias-earthquake-means-for-its-fight-against-rebels-and-gangs-global-news-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-colombias-earthquake-means-for-its-fight-against-rebels-and-gangs-global-news-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"What Colombia&#8217;s earthquake means for its fight against rebels and gangs | Global News Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/5DrL8-zGs5I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What Colombia's earthquake means for its fight against rebels and gangs | Global News Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5DrL8-zGs5I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Rescue workers in Colombia are still searching for survivors after one of the worst earthquakes to hit the country in years. More than 200 people are confirmed dead, and hundreds more are injured. <\/p>\n<p>One of the worst-affected cities is Cali which, just last week, hosted the inauguration of newly-elected President Abelardo de la Espriella. <\/p>\n<p>A right-wing populist who was endorsed by US President Donald Trump, Mr de la Espriella has promised to crack down on the drug gangs and armed rebel groups &#8211; including the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc). It appears those priorities will now be delayed while the new government responds to the earthquake. <\/p>\n<p>We speak to BBC Mundo&#8217;s William Marquez, who is Colombian, about the scale of the devastation, and how the country&#8217;s ongoing issues with violence could complicate the disaster response. <\/p>\n<p>New episodes of the Global News Podcast are published twice a day. You can listen here: https:\/\/link.mgln.ai\/GNP-YT<\/p>\n<p>And you can find more of our YouTube episodes here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/GlobalNewsPodcast<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#bbcnews <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n00:32 Earthquake damage in Colombia<br \/>\n02:54 Witnesses to the earthquake<br \/>\n03:50 William\u2019s Colombia earthquake memories<br \/>\n05:12 President Abelardo de la Espriella<br \/>\n06:23 Colombia rebel groups<br \/>\n07:53 Colombia criminal gangs<br \/>\n09:14 How the gangs and rebels could affect the earthquake response<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rescue workers in Colombia are still searching for survivors after one of the worst earthquakes to hit the country in years. More than 200 people are confirmed dead, and hundreds more are injured. 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