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At least 132 killed in Colombia’s largest earthquake in years

At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years. The death toll is…

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At least 132 people have been killed and a state of emergency declared in Colombia following the country's largest earthquake in years. The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 local time, striking deep beneath the surface of Chocó province. The tremor was felt across large swaths of western Colombia, causing considerable damage in the cities of Pereira, Cali, and Manizales, as well as Quibdó, Medellín, and beyond.

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