Global flashpoints: Colombia quake, West Bank violence and eclipse captured in weekly review
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia has killed at least 300 people, while the US ambassador condemns settler violence in the West Bank as terror acts, according to the latest international imagery review.
France 24 has released its weekly visual digest, compiling key global events from the preceding week, with a focus on humanitarian crises and geopolitical tensions. The selection underscores the severity of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Cali, Colombia, on 10 August 2026, killing at least 300 people and leaving hundreds missing. Search-and-rescue operations remain ongoing as residents and emergency workers comb through the rubble in the affected region.
In the occupied West Bank, images depict the aftermath of escalating violence by Israeli settlers, which the US ambassador to Israel has condemned as "acts of terror". Photographs taken on 12 August 2026 show a Palestinian boy inspecting the rubble of nearly two dozen shops demolished by Israeli bulldozers east of the city of Jenin. The destruction highlights the intensifying friction in the area, drawing international diplomatic censure.
Astronomical and environmental events also feature prominently in the review. A total solar eclipse was observed across parts of Europe, with images capturing the moon covering the sun in Palencia, Spain, on 12 August 2026. Meanwhile, severe weather continues to impact Southeast Asia, where monsoon rains caused significant flooding and debris accumulation in Paranaque city, Metro Manila, Philippines, on 11 August.
Other imagery captures diverse activities across the continent and beyond. In England, the Clacton by-election count was documented on 14 August, featuring the traditional Candidate Count Binface. In France, swimmer Leon Marchand competed in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay final at the LEN European Aquatics Championships in Saint-Denis on 10 August.
The digest also includes scenes from California, where the Bug Fire was photographed near Doyle in Lassen County on 13 August, and conservation efforts in Kenya, where veterinary officers attended to an ill elephant in Amboseli on 12 August. Additional images show low water levels on the Rhine in Germany and a shooting star over Austria, rounding out a week defined by both natural phenomena and human conflict.
