Overview
- A 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western Colombia on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, has produced a large emergency with more than 200 reported fatalities and ongoing rescue operations in departments such as Valle del Cauca, Risaralda, Chocó and Caldas.
- Club Alianza Lima published an official social-media statement offering solidarity to the Colombian people and explicitly naming its Colombian athletes and their families, saying “Colombia also forms part of our blanquiazul family.”
- The club singled out María Alejandra Marín, a Colombian member of Alianza Lima’s women’s volleyball roster, and extended direct support to her and her relatives as authorities work to confirm casualty and damage totals.
- Football authorities have responded to the crisis by postponing international fixtures in Colombia and temporarily suspending domestic competitions because of safety, travel and stadium-access concerns linked to the emergency.
- Separate sports coverage in Peru included an Alianza Lima player’s social-media rebuke of public commentators, illustrating how routine club news and player disputes are running alongside the earthquake’s humanitarian and logistical fallout.