{
  "id": 2128463,
  "title": "Colombia Declares 30-Day Emergency After 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Kills 319, Leaves 260 Missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/colombia-declares-30-day-emergency-after-7-4-magnitude-earthquake",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T11:14:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/colombia-declares-30-day-emergency-after-74-magnitude-earthquake-kills-319-leaves-260-missing"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bogota, Aug 20: Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has signed a decree declaring a 30-day state of economic, social and ecological emergency in parts of the country hit by the August 10 earthquake. The decree, signed after a cabinet meeting in Bogota on Wednesday (local time), covers 15 affected departments, including Valle del Cauca, Risaralda and Caldas, as the government seeks to…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}