# Deadline set for earthquake victims to register for aid in Colombia

Colombian authorities extend the deadline to September 4 for earthquake victims in Valle del Cauca to register for official aid.

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The Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (UNGRD) set September 4 as the deadline for earthquake victims in the Valle del Cauca department to register in the official census. [^1]

Affected citizens in urban or rural areas must visit local mayors' offices or municipal Risk Management offices to complete the Registro Unifamiliar de Emergencia (RUFE). [^2]

Francisco Tenorio, the secretary of Risk Management for the Valle del Cauca department, stated that the platform was closed at midnight on the previous Monday and reopened on Wednesday for affected people to visit mayors' offices. [^3]

The RUFE document is essential because the collected information must be uploaded to the Registro Único de Damnificados (RUD) for the Nation to validate the delivery of subsidies and basic assistance. [^4]

Francisco Tenorio explained that affected individuals must visit municipal mayors' offices or municipal Risk Management offices to fill the Registro Único Familiar de Emergencia (Rufe), which will then be uploaded to the RUD platform. [^5]

Francisco Tenorio, secretary of Gestión del Riesgo del Valle del Cauca, said that the Ungrd reopened the Registro Único de Damnificados (RUD) platform to receive information from those affected by the earthquake. [^6]

The initial registration period for earthquake victims closed on August 24, 2026, and the extension provides a new opportunity for those who missed it. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. The Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (UNGRD) set September 4 as the deadline for earthquake victims in the Valle del Cauca department to register in the official census. (El País, News)
2. Affected citizens in urban or rural areas must visit local mayors' offices or municipal Risk Management offices to complete the Registro Unifamiliar de Emergencia (RUFE). (El País, News)
3. Francisco Tenorio, the secretary of Risk Management for the Valle del Cauca department, stated that the platform was closed at midnight on the previous Monday and reopened on Wednesday for affected people to visit mayors' offices. (El País, News)
4. The RUFE document is essential because the collected information must be uploaded to the Registro Único de Damnificados (RUD) for the Nation to validate the delivery of subsidies and basic assistance. (El País, News)
5. Francisco Tenorio explained that affected individuals must visit municipal mayors' offices or municipal Risk Management offices to fill the Registro Único Familiar de Emergencia (Rufe), which will then be uploaded to the RUD platform. (Diario Occidente, News)
6. Francisco Tenorio, secretary of Gestión del Riesgo del Valle del Cauca, said that the Ungrd reopened the Registro Único de Damnificados (RUD) platform to receive information from those affected by the earthquake. (Diario Occidente, News)
7. The initial registration period for earthquake victims closed on August 24, 2026, and the extension provides a new opportunity for those who missed it. (Diario Occidente, News)

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