The EU is backing operations on the ground after yesterday’s quake, according to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. “The EU has mobilised Copernicus, our satellite service, to support ‌rescue and relief operations. We are providing funding to ‌support the response, including through the ‌Red Cross,” Ms Kallas posted on X. “We have also activated the EU’s crisis consular assistance mechanism to support EU citizens caught in the disaster,” Ms Kallas said. The 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia’s coffee-growing heartland yesterday, leaving at least 164 people dead.