A magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Colombia's Pacific coast on Monday has killed at least 132 people, making it the country's strongest tremor of the 21st century. The U.S. Geological Survey placed the epicenter three miles east of San Jose Del Palmar in the Chocó region, about 100 kilometers underground. President Abelardo de la Espriella said that in Cali alone, roughly 700 people were injured and 188 remain missing. The disaster damaged more than 1,500 homes and collapsed at least 60 buildings, including in Pereira, where 18 deaths were confirmed. Among the victims were at least eight children, including the six-year-old son of the mayor of Bahia Solano. In Cali's Ciudad Capri neighborhood, rescuers pulled a mother and her six-month-old baby alive from the wreckage roughly twenty minutes after the building collapsed, rescue worker Carlos Ortiz told Noticias Caracol.
Colombia earthquake death toll climbs past 130 as rescuers pull survivors from rubble
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dw.com DEU Hospitales de Cali llenos de heridos declaran alerta rojaidnes.cz CZE Dva dny po zemětřesení v Kolumbii vyprostili ženu. Naděje na další přeživší klesáadnkronos.com ITA Terremoto in Colombia, donna di 32 anni estratta viva dalle macerie di un albergo tre giorni dopo il sisma: "C'è speranza"lidovky.cz CZE Dva dny po zemětřesení v Kolumbii vyprostili živou ženu. Naděje na další přeživší klesáaljazeera.com QAT Baby among those rescued as hundreds feared missing after Colombia quakeeuronews.com Séisme en Colombie : les secours recherchent des survivants24heures.ch CHE Séisme en Colombie: Une rescapée extraite des décombres à Pereira, le bilan revu à 216 mortsvolkskrant.nl NLD De aardbeving in Colombia in beeld: reddingswerkers en burgers zoeken zij aan zij naar overlevenden
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