Palm Beach County residents are organizing donation drives and fundraisers to support victims of the Colombia earthquake, which has killed 181 people, injured 2,754 others and left 189 missing, according to the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD).
Local businesses, restaurants and residents with ties to Colombia are collecting supplies and raising money for those affected, particularly in the hard-hit cities of Pereira, Manizales and Medellin.
Palm Beach County residents and businesses rally to support victims of the Colombia earthquake
Businesses and restaurants step up
El Rinconcito Colombiano, a local restaurant with multiple Palm Beach County locations, is hosting a donation drive in partnership with Global Empowerment Mission in Doral.
For manager Sandra Jimena Pardovilla, the disaster hits close to home…