Colombia hit by 7.4-magnitude earthquake
A major earthquake hit western Colombia on Monday morning, burying people in the South American nation under rubble and causing severe destruction to buildings and infrastructure in the Pacific region and the central Andes. The magnitude 7.4 tremor struck at 7.34am local time, with the epicentre of the quake in San Jose Del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Chocó region around 400…
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