The Daily Journal – The death toll continues to rise following the powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday. While the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) has yet to issue a unified official report, departmental governments have released partial figures that now put the confirmed death toll above 230 across at least […]
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The Daily Journal – The Venezuelan non-governmental organization Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners (CLIPPVE) has called for the “immediate release on humanitarian grounds” of 19 Colombian citizens who, according to the group, remain in detention in Venezuela for political reasons. The request follows the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday and has […]
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Xinhua – Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella reported Monday from Bogotá that the death toll from the powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck much of the country earlier that morning had risen to 111. The earthquake’s epicenter was located in San José del Palmar, in the northwestern department of Chocó. “As of 12:30 p.m. […]
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The Daily Journal.- A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck southwestern Colombia on Monday, leaving a devastating preliminary toll. The nationwide death toll rose to 71. Local authorities confirmed a sharp increase in fatalities in the Valle del Cauca region. President Abelardo De La Espriella declared a national disaster to address the tragedy, which has claimed […]
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