Updated August 16, 2026 at 4:05 a.m. Colombia time
Pereira’s mayor’s office said at 5:59 p.m. on August 15 that more than 140,000 people were affected in the city. The figure accompanies a preliminary structural-damage report presented to national authorities.
A preliminary municipal report
Mayor Mauricio Salazar and his team presented the document to the vice presidency and Interior Minister Rodrigo Lara.
A very high local figure
The municipal post does not define “affected person” or explain the method or exact census date.
A lower national total
UNGRD’s nationwide report cut off at 6:30 p.m., thirty-one minutes later, counts 117,222 affected people across the country.
Unexplained scopes
A municipal total above the national count reveals a scope, method or consolidation difference that is not documented. Neither figure replaces the other.