Mexico sent two Air Force aircraft to Pereira on August 12 in response to a specific Colombian government request. The programme’s first day covers 854 food parcels, or 19.5 tonnes; the announced three-day plan reaches 2,562 parcels and 58.5 tonnes, including water and medicine.
Two documented departures from Mexico
President Claudia Sheinbaum said the aircraft left Felipe Ángeles International Airport at 7:11 and 7:40 a.m. Mexico time, equivalent to 8:11 and 8:40 a.m. in Colombia. The displayed timeline slots are therefore 8:00 and 8:30 a.m.
Mexican Army personnel are also travelling to support operations. Their number, assignment and any USAR status were not specified.
An initial 19.5-tonne shipment
The 854 food parcels scheduled for August 12 represent 19.5 tonnes. Cadena SER reported at 11:09 a.m. Colombia time that this first shipment had arrived in Pereira.
No exact landing time was published. The timeline therefore uses 11:00 a.m. as a media confirmation time, not as the flight’s arrival time.
58.5 tonnes planned over three days
The programme announced for August 12, 13 and 14 totals 2,562 parcels, or 58.5 tonnes of food, water and medicine. This is a planned amount, not a volume already received or fully distributed.
The next confirmations should cover subsequent flights, the inventory received in Pereira and effective delivery to affected territories.
A Colombian request passed through diplomatic channels
Claudia Sheinbaum said the Colombian government had sent a list of needs through the two foreign ministries the previous day. The shipment therefore responds to an official request, although the full list was not published.
At 2:00:21 p.m., President Abelardo de la Espriella said the Foreign Ministry and UNGRD were channeling international aid for missing-person searches and affected families.
From arrival to distribution
A shipment’s arrival in Pereira does not establish final distribution. No volume handed over by municipality, beneficiary list or local delivery schedule has yet been published for this shipment.
The follow-up will distinguish departures, confirmed arrivals, domestic transport and handover to beneficiaries so that separate logistics stages are not conflated.
Documentary video
México envía ayuda a Colombia: Aviones de la Fuerza Aérea llevan apoyo tras sismo de 7.4
Grupo Fórmula summarizes the departure of two Mexican military aircraft with 854 food parcels and Army personnel. The video does not document a landing time or final distribution.