Colombia Lights Candles in Memory of More than 330 Earthquake Victims
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The event took place in the central Plaza de Bolívar in Bogotá and brought together hundreds of attendees, including the president, Abelardo de la Espriella
Residents of the capital met Friday, 28 August in Bolivar Square for a vigil in tribute to the victims of the earthquake that devastated the country, killing more than 330 people.
Bogotá, 28 Aug (EFE).- With candles, prayers, and Christian chants, hundreds of Colombians paid tribute this Friday to the 331 people who died last August 10th in the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that shook the center and southwest of the country, which also leaves 4,449 injured and at least 406,963 injured.The act called [...] La entrada Colombia pays tribute to the 331 victims who died in the earthquake of August 10 was first published in HolaNews.
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BOGOTÁ (AP) — Hundreds of candles lit on Friday night in the iconic Plaza de Bolívar in the Colombian capital to honor the memory of the more than 330 people who died in the devastating earthquake that shook the country on August 10.
The Colombian government called for a day of prayer and wake-up in Bogotá in memory of the 331 fatalities of the earthquake of 7.4 magnitude last August 10th, which also leaves 4,449 injured and more than 406,000 injured in 16 departments. The event concluded with the coronation of an image of the Virgin of [...]
Hundreds of people gathered this Friday at the Plaza de Bolivar in Bogotá to honor the victims of the earthquake that hit Colombia earlier this month. Among the participants were President Abelardo de la Espriella and First Lady Ana Lucía Pineda.
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