Colombia’s newly inaugurated president announced to lead emergency rescue efforts in Bogota’s earthquake-struck areas.
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WorldPingRescuers in western Colombia worked through the night and into Tuesday searching for survivors beneath the wreckage after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake devastated parts of the country’s coffee-growing region on Monday.
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WorldPingRescue efforts across western Colombia carried into a second day on Tuesday as emergency workers dug through collapsed buildings and flattened homes, amid expectations that the death toll from the country's most powerful earthquake in decades could rise.
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WorldPingAt least 87 people were injured, President Abelardo de la Espriella said; emergency teams rushed to help victims and search for survivors under the rubble after the quake hit the coastal Choco region…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
WorldPingThe 7.4 magnitude earthquake rattled Cali, Quibdo, Pereira and numerous other cities and towns in west Colombia, killing at least 111 people and damaging hundreds of buildings…
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The 7.4 magnitude earthquake's epicenter was San José del Palmar, about 250 miles west of Colombia's capital, Bogota, officials said.
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WorldPingMore than 480 people were injured in the quakes, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings.
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