Cali’s Mayor’s Office confirmed at 7:54 a.m. Colombia time on August 12 that 50 tonnes of humanitarian aid sent by El Salvador had arrived. Twenty-two minutes later, Mayor Alejandro Eder described a broader flow through Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Airport: about 75 tonnes received from several origins and another 65 tonnes expected during the afternoon. These figures cover scopes that may overlap and must not be added together.
Fifty Salvadoran tonnes confirmed in Cali
The Mayor’s Office post says 50 tonnes from El Salvador arrived in Cali during the early hours. It describes food, medicine and medical supplies without giving a landing time, flight number or detailed cargo breakdown.
A second 50-tonne Salvadoran flight remained scheduled for the afternoon of August 12. That future arrival had not been confirmed when the post was published.
A municipal update covering several origins
At 8:16 a.m., Alejandro Eder said about 75 tonnes of humanitarian aid had been received at Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport from the United States, Bogotá and El Salvador. His post uses the reference “yesterday” without giving the arrival times of each shipment.
The mayor also announced another 65 tonnes expected during the afternoon from Peru and El Salvador. This is a logistics forecast, not a volume already confirmed on the ground.
Why the tonnages cannot be added
The 100 tonnes previously announced by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele cover two flights. The 50 tonnes confirmed by the Mayor’s Office are one shipment that arrived from El Salvador. The roughly 75 tonnes cited by the mayor combine several origins, while the 65 tonnes remain expected.
Because the periods and shipments may overlap, a total produced by adding 100, 50, 75 and 65 tonnes would be misleading. The announcements must remain separate until a consolidated municipal inventory is published.
From departure to relief organisations
The official sequence began at 1:09 p.m. on August 11 with El Salvador’s announcement of 100 tonnes on two flights. Colombia’s Foreign Ministry reported flight coordination at 11:10 p.m. and confirmed the first aircraft’s departure at 12:50 a.m. on August 12.
The municipal confirmation at 7:54 a.m. now establishes the arrival of a 50-tonne shipment. The mayor says received goods are being channelled through relief organisations to where they are needed. This stage does not yet establish a quantified final handover to families.
Confirmations still awaited
The next useful markers are the actual arrival of the 65 tonnes announced for the afternoon, the departure and arrival of the second Salvadoran flight, a consolidated inventory by origin and confirmation of final destinations.
No beneficiary list, volume handed over by municipality or completed final distribution has yet been published.
Sources and transparency
- Alcaldía de Cali — arrivée de 50 tonnes d’El Salvador, 12 août 2026 à 07 h 54 COT
- Alejandro Eder — point multi-origines, 12 août 2026 à 08 h 16 COT
- Président Nayib Bukele — annonce de 100 tonnes sur deux vols, 11 août 2026 à 13 h 09 COT
- Cancillería de Colombia — coordination des vols, 11 août 2026 à 23 h 10 COT
- Cancillería de Colombia — départ du premier vol, 12 août 2026 à 00 h 50 COT