Colombia Earthquake Deaths Approach 300
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Two hours before the presidential address, the IML indicated in a statement that it has received 304 bodies of earthquake victims, of which it has already identified 300
The National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Colombia has stated this Monday that...
Bogotá, 17 Aug (EFE).- The Institute of Legal Medicine (IML) of Colombia has received 304 bodies of victims of the earthquake of August 10 in the country, of which it has already identified 300 who were mostly handed over to their relatives, reported this entity on Monday. The bodies received are "from the departments of Chocó, Caldas, Risaralda and Valle del Cauca", those most affected by the earthquake of magnitude 7.4, the IML said. Among the…
One week after the earthquake of 7.4 magnitude, with an epicenter in San José del Palmar, Chocó, the emergency balance increased considerably. On August 11, 169 deaths and more than 500 injuries were reported; today, the figure reaches 304 deaths and 4,548 injuries. UNGRD’s new report, cut off at 6:30 a.m. on August 18, also recorded 426 missing persons and 356 rescued. In total, 123,789 families and 292,043 people have been affected in 15 depar…
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