Mexico says Colombia rejected its earthquake rescue team

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Sheinbaum disse na quinta-feira que inicialmente havia sido informada de que a equipe de resgate militar havia viajado para a Colômbia, mas foi informada em uma reunião do gabinete de segurança no dia seguinte de que não era o caso.

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Mexico has continued sending other help, including food and medical supplies.

Colombia’s Foreign Minister Omar Bula said on Wednesday that the country had accepted 58. 5 tonnes of aid from Mexico and that a flight carrying humanitarian assistance was arriving that day.

Colombia denies politics behind decision on foreign rescuers.

Scheinbaum’s comments come as President Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative who took office just days before the earthquake, is facing accusations that he has blocked rescue teams from countries with left-wing leaders.

His administration denies the allegation.

David Santiago Tamayo, director of Colombia’s National Unit for Disaster Risk Management, said on Wednesday that the government was formalising support from rescue teams in the United States, El Salvador, Ecuador and Israel.

Ele disse que as equipes estrangeiras teriam que ser "internacionalmente certificadas e reconhecidas por seus respectivos países", e que a Colômbia só aceitaria aquelas reconhecidas pelo International Search and Rescue Advisory Group, ou INSARAG, a rede apoiada pela ONU que estabelece padrões internacionais para equipes de busca e resgate urbano.

Sheinbaum, however, challenged Colombia’s explanation on Thursday, saying the Mexican team was already certified and had been asked to provide another certification, adding that the military rescue brigade had previously deployed to 98 countries and was still “ready to leave at any moment”.

Hopes of finding more survivors fade.

The dispute comes after the critical 72-hour window for finding survivors alive has already passed, with hopes fading of finding more people beneath the rubble left by Monday’s magnitude 7.

At least 273 people have been killed and more than 3,800 injured, according to government figures on Thursday. Another 377 people were still officially listed as missing.