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Death toll rises from 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia

2026-08-11 08:47:14Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Death toll rises from 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia
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The death toll from the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia has risen to 132, with more than 570 injured.

The death toll is likely to rise as more people are suspected to be trapped under collapsed buildings, while the country has declared a state of emergency.

The 7.4-magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest in years, struck at 7:34 a.m. at a depth of 64 miles (103 km) in Chocó province, the country's geological survey said. It was felt over a wide area, stretching for hundreds of miles across western Colombia.

Many of the deaths have been concentrated in the city of Pereira, in Colombia's coffee-growing region, with surrounding cities and the Valle del Cauca region also being hit hard.

Emergency crews are rushing to pull people from the rubble. Among the collapsed structures were the pediatric and neonatal wards of a hospital in Cali. The government has declared a national disaster and sent soldiers to the area.

About 55 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, the city of Pereira suffered some of the worst damage, with the municipality recording the highest number of casualties.

Videos released by CNN show the moments when several buildings in the Colombian city of Pereira collapsed during the deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the South American nation on Monday.

Five capitals across the country are on red alert, 86 buildings have collapsed and seven airports have suspended operations, according to the Colombian Association of Capital Cities. At least 188 people are missing in Cali, the city's mayor said.

Sixteen people were evacuated from an aerial cable car system in Pereira after being trapped for six hours, the city's mayor's office said.

The epicenter of the earthquake was near the village of San José del Palmar, in Chocó province, but local mayor León Fabio Marín Moncada said that miraculously there had been no deaths or injuries, despite the fact that access and exit roads were damaged.

The State Department said the U.S. is providing Colombia with $15.5 million for shelter, food, protection and earthquake assessments. The embassy in Bogota said the U.S. is also “actively assisting” American tourists.

The quake struck Colombia's so-called coffee axis, a mountainous, green and culturally important region that helps power Colombia's economy. The area was the site of another earthquake in 1999 that killed nearly 1,200 people.


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