Colombia quake death toll tops 200 as rescuers race to find survivors
- 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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Quiet, call the saviors, then they listen to the silence. Is there something under the rubble? After the earthquake in Colombia, people in Cali are still looking for survivors. Impressions from a militant city.
The president of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, declared national mourning of three days for the victims of the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that last Monday struck several parts of the country and leaves about 240 dead, according to regional authorities, while continuing the search for possible survivors among the rubble. “The national government, in ... Continue reading “Colombia decrees three days of mourning for earthquake victims while con…
The first aid workers extracted a survivor from the rubble, tens of hours after the earthquake in Colombia, whose death toll was revised to 216.
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