Doral's Colombians Are Raising Thousands for Earthquake Relief. Some Can't Legally Go Deliver It Themselves

Volunteers sort clothing donations to help the earthquake victims, in Bogota on August 11, 2026. Colombian volunteers and rescuers cleared rubble with their bare hands to search for survivors early on August 11 after the country's strongest earthquake in a decade killed at least 169 people and smashed dozens of buildings. (Credit: by ESTEBAN VEGA LA-ROTTA / AFP via Getty Images)

Inside a Doral warehouse this week, volunteers are stacking donated diapers, tents, and first-aid kits by the boxful. Some of the hands packing those boxes belong to people who cannot follow the aid to where it's going.

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