Colombia quake death toll tops 200 as rescuers race to find survivors
Local authorities say 224 are dead and thousands remain unaccounted for as foreign rescue teams and aid begin arriving.
- On Monday, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia near San José del Palmar, killing at least 224 people as rescue crews raced through collapsed buildings in Pereira and Cali.
- Northwestern University seismologist Suzan van der Lee noted the quake's inland location and strike-slip motion amplified damage despite its 103-kilometer depth. The region was devastated by a 1999 earthquake that killed nearly 1,200 people.
- Emergency workers and volunteers dug through rubble in Cali and Pereira using excavators and bare hands to locate survivors. President Abelardo de la Espriella deployed security forces and imposed overnight curfews to prevent looting and maintain order.
- The United States committed $15.5 million in emergency aid while President de la Espriella declared a state of emergency. He decreed three-month economic relief measures for residents in the Risaralda region to support affected businesses.
- Authorities caution that more than 2,700 people remain missing, with the death toll likely to rise as search teams reach previously cut-off areas. Damage to 807 educational centers and 14 bridges complicates aid delivery across the hardest-hit provinces.
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Death Toll Climbs To Nearly 200 After Colombia’s 7.4 Earthquake As Rescuers Race For Survivors
PEREIRA, COLOMBIA (VINnews) — Two days after a devastating magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, the death toll has climbed to nearly 200, with thousands of people still reported missing, according to officials and international media reports. Rescue teams continued working through piles of rubble Wednesday in a desperate race to find survivors before the […]
The Colombian president also points out that there are 496 people missing as a result of the earthquake. Also, the festival O Sol da Caparica begins this Thursday.
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The race against time has begun in Colombia, where the critical first 72 hours after the earthquake are about to pass.
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