Breaking news of the earthquake in Colombia, live | At least 132 dead and 570 injured by the earthquake of magnitude 7.4 in Colombia
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At least 132 people have died in Colombia as a result of the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck the west of the country on Monday at 7:34 am (local time), according to the latest report released by the Colombian Association of Capital Cities at 7:00 pm. Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has stated that over 1,500 homes have been affected and has raised the number of completely collapsed buildings to 61.
“I entrust our country to the Lord Jesus Christ,” said the President, who has declared a national emergency and is in Bogotá. A large part of the fatalities is concentrated in the metropolitan area of Pereira, and serious damage has also occurred in the city of Cali, the capital of Valle del Cauca, where the mayor, Alejandro Eder, has announced that at least thirty structures have collapsed “with people trapped.”
The airports in Cali, Pereira, Manizales, Quibdó, Armenia, Cartago, and Buenaventura have suspended operations after suffering damage from the earthquake.
Translated by urgent.news from El Pais's report; automated translation may contain errors. Machine-written — it may contain errors, so check the original before relying on it.
