Colombian Congressman Interrupts Debate After Earthquake Alarm Scares

A Colombian congressman interrupted a live TV debate after an earthquake alarm triggered panic in the National Congress.

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On September 1, 2026, an earthquake alarm sounded in the Colombian National Congress, causing a scare among lawmakers. ^[1] Germán Rodríguez announced that he had to interrupt his participation in the debate to address the situation in Congress. ^[2] Germán Rodríguez, a congressman from the Salvación Nacional party, was participating in a live debate on the program El Debate broadcast by SEMANA when the incident occurred. ^[3] Minutes after the evacuation, it was clarified that no earthquake had been recorded and the alarm activation corresponded to a test of the Congress emergency system. ^[4] On August 10, 2026, an earthquake generated 331 deaths and 4,505 injuries in Colombia, according to the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) as of August 31. ^[5] On September 1, 2026, an emergency alarm activated at the new Congress building in Colombia where constitutional commissions are located, triggering an evacuation. ^[6] Senator Germán Rodríguez of the Salvación Nacional party interrupted his participation in the program El Debate on the magazine Semana to evacuate the building, stating that an order to evacuate had been given due to a suspected tremor. ^[7]

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On September 1, 2026, an earthquake alarm sounded in the Colombian National Congress, causing a scare among lawmakers. ·

Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo

Germán Rodríguez announced that he had to interrupt his participation in the debate to address the situation in Congress. ·

Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo

Germán Rodríguez, a congressman from the Salvación Nacional party, was participating in a live debate on the program El Debate broadcast by SEMANA when the incident occurred. ·

Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo

Minutes after the evacuation, it was clarified that no earthquake had been recorded and the alarm activation corresponded to a test of the Congress emergency system. · El País

On August 10, 2026, an earthquake generated 331 deaths and 4,505 injuries in Colombia, according to the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) as of August 31. · El País

On September 1, 2026, an emergency alarm activated at the new Congress building in Colombia where constitutional commissions are located, triggering an evacuation. · El País

Senator Germán Rodríguez of the Salvación Nacional party interrupted his participation in the program El Debate on the magazine Semana to evacuate the building, stating that an order to evacuate had been given due to a suspected tremor. · El País

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