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Death toll from Colombia’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake rises to 132
The Association of Colombian Capitals announced that the death toll from the 7.4-magnitude earthquake had risen to 132 and that more than 700 people had been injured. Sixty people died in Pereira, where missing-person reports were filed for 188 people; roads collapsed in Cali and 10 hospitals were forced out of service.
Search-and-rescue operations continued after the 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia as the Association of Colombian Capitals announced that the death toll had risen to 132 and more than 700 people had been injured.
Red alerts were issued in Pereira, Cali, Quibdo, Manizales and Armenia. Curfews were imposed in these cities for security reasons.
Missing-person reports filed for 188 people in Pereira
Pereira suffered the heaviest losses in the earthquake. Sixty people died in the city, while missing-person reports were filed for 188 people.
Teams continued their work in the affected areas, and search-and-rescue operations remained underway. There are concerns that the death toll may rise.
Ten hospitals forced out of service in Cali
Some roads collapsed in Cali, Colombia’s third-largest city, and 10 hospitals were forced out of service. Search-and-rescue teams were sent from Bogota and Medellin to support operations in the area.
Cali Mayor Alejandro Eder said a curfew had been declared to maintain security and prevent looting. Eder said the measure was intended to allow emergency and rescue teams to work more safely and quickly.
Water, electricity, telecommunications and transportation services were disrupted in Quibdo and Manizales.
Earthquake also felt in Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama
The United States Geological Survey announced that the earthquake’s epicenter was located approximately 5 kilometers east of the town of San Jose del Palmar in western Colombia.
The tremor was felt in several areas of Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama, as well as in Colombia. Some buildings in Venezuela suffered partial collapses of their exterior facades, while a cathedral and an airport were damaged.
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