An 80-person IDF search-and-rescue team has returned home after two weeks in Colombia responding to the deadly August 10 earthquake.
The "Brit Re'im" delegation located missing persons, mapped damaged buildings in Cali, and provided engineering assessments to reopen hospitals.
Assessment
An Israeli search-and-rescue team just completed a two week deployment in Colombia after the August 10 earthquake. The 80 person unit focused on finding missing people, surveying structural damage in Cali, and helping hospitals resume operations. This kind of international response raises questions about how quickly specialized teams can mobilize across continents when disaster strikes, and what diplomatic or logistical arrangements made this rapid deployment possible.