Colombia declares emergency after 7.4 quake kills 111; UAE, world leaders pledge support
A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people and damaging hundreds of buildings, according to President Abelardo de la Espriella. The earthquake struck at 7:34am local time, with its epicentre in the Chocó region. The Colombian Geological Service said it was the strongest earthquake recorded in the country in more than a decade. Get updated…
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