Hopes fade in Colombia as more bodies recovered days after powerful quake
Around 290 people have died with 140 more missing and nearly 4,000 more injured, according to official estimates.
Five days after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, hopes for finding survivors are fading, as more bodies continue to be recovered from collapsed buildings. The magnitude 7.4 quake hit just after 7:30 a.m. in San Jose del Palmar, causing extensive damage across the region from the Pacific port of Buenaventura to Colombia's coffee-growing areas and major cities.
Roughly 290 individuals have lost their lives, with an additional 140 persons still missing, and nearly 4,000 others injured, based on official estimates released late on Saturday. A significant majority of the fatalities, over two-thirds, were concentrated in the cities of Cali and Pereira.
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