{"id":2460,"date":"2026-08-10T18:38:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2460"},"modified":"2026-08-10T18:38:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:38:44","slug":"magnitude-7-4-quake-hits-western-colombia-killing-at-least-111-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2460","title":{"rendered":"Magnitude 7.4 quake hits western Colombia, killing at least 111 people"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u25b6 <span>Terremoto en Colombia: Sigue la cobertura de AP en espa\u00f1ol.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) \u2014 A powerful 7.4 magnitude <span>earthquake<\/span> struck western <span>Colombia<\/span> on Monday, killing at least 111 people and damaging hundreds of buildings, President Abelardo de la Espriella said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2459\">Western Europe sets new temperature record as heat waves pummel the region<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" aria-label=\"Locator map\" height=\"422\" id=\"ap-chart-Ff6tt\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/interactives.ap.org\/embeds\/Ff6tt\/3\/\" style=\"border:none\" title=\"\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The president declared an emergency, which will expedite funding for the quake recovery, and said he would visit the disaster zone, centered round the rural region of Choco. <\/p>\n<p>THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP\u2019s earlier story follows below.<\/p>\n<p>BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) \u2014 A powerful 7.4 magnitude <span>earthquake<\/span> struck western <span>Colombia<\/span> on Monday, killing at least 79 people, trapping residents under debris of collapsed buildings and forcing people to evacuate their homes as far as the capital of Bogot\u00e1.<\/p>\n<p>The epicenter was in San Jose Del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Choco region about 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Bogota, the U.S. Geological Survey and Colombia\u2019s counterpart reported. The USGS said it struck at a depth of 66 miles (107 kilometers). The quake also was felt in neighboring Ecuador and Panama, though minimal damage was reported there.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Local officials confirmed that at least 40 people were killed in the Risaralda region, where the hard-hit city of Pereira is located, and 27 people in the Valle del Cauca region, where Colombia\u2019s third-biggest city, Cali, is located. At least three of those killed in Valle del Cauca were children, the governor said.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities also confirmed nine people were killed in Choco, two more in the Caldas region and a 73-year-old in the Antioquia region. Many more people across the country were injured.<\/p>\n<p>The quake left cities across the west of the country \u2014 Pereira, Quibdo, Cali and Manizales \u2014 ravaged. Residents and search teams picked through the rubble of collapsed buildings amid concerns by authorities of aftershocks. Colombia\u2019s interior minister said more than 20 municipalities across the country had been hit.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<!-- AP Morning Wire Newsletter Embed (self-contained) --><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- Red AP Prompt Bar --><\/p>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<strong>Sign up for Morning Wire:<\/strong><br \/>\n    Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day.\n  <\/div>\n<form>\n<input\/><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<label>Email address<\/label>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<label><br \/>\n<input\/><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n          By checking this box, you agree to AP&#8217;s<br \/>\n          Terms of Use<br \/>\n          and acknowledge that AP may collect and use your data pursuant to our<br \/>\n          Privacy Policy.<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n<\/label>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<!-- AP \"Read More\" embed (place mid-article) --><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Colombia\u2019s Pacific region around the quake\u2019s epicenter lies along the <span>\u201cRing of Fire\u201d<\/span>, the line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world\u2019s earthquakes occur. The Pacific, particularly the Choco region, is one of the poorest regions in the country. Nestled in the dense jungle, much of Choco is highly rural and only reachable by boat or plane, which may pose a problem for authorities in assessing the wider toll.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<bsp-figure><br \/>\n<template><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<picture>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Residents stand outside the Cathedral of Manizales after it was damaged by an earthquake in Manizales, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.(AP Photo\/John Jairo Bonilla)\" class=\"Image\" height=\"399\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/ebb0044\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4348x2899+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F93%2Ff3%2F682868dc4fedb10bb26b65496724%2F8577423cfd3b4513bbff1beeb8deb2c0.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/ebb0044\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4348x2899+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F93%2Ff3%2F682868dc4fedb10bb26b65496724%2F8577423cfd3b4513bbff1beeb8deb2c0.jpg 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/b021f43\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4348x2899+0+0\/resize\/1198x798!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F93%2Ff3%2F682868dc4fedb10bb26b65496724%2F8577423cfd3b4513bbff1beeb8deb2c0.jpg 2x\" width=\"599\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<bsp-carousel-read-more><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<bsp-page-actions><\/p>\n<div>\n<!--            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=ap%20news\">--><br \/>\n<!--            <\/a>-->\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    Share<br \/>\n                    <svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-copy-link><\/p>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-copy-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-print-link><\/p>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-print-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-page-actions>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><br \/>\n<\/bsp-figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Most powerful quake in the last decade, authorities say<\/h2>\n<p>Jorge Moncayo, a 64-year-old taxi driver in Cali, said he saw plumes of dust shoot up across the city as buildings collapsed. Residents and rescue workers were searching the rubble for survivors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy entire house shook. I\u2019ve never lived through such a powerful earthquake,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re thanking God we\u2019re alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colombia\u2019s Geological Service said Monday that it had been \u201cthe highest magnitude earthquake registered in Colombia in the last decade\u201d and that it had been followed by two 2.8 and 4.8 magnitude aftershocks. Authorities also reported that flights were suspended in the airports of Manizales, Quibdo, Armenia, Cartago, Buenaventura and Pereira. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<bsp-figure><br \/>\n<template><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<picture>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Santiago Saldarriaga)\" class=\"Image\" height=\"399\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/573bfd5\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4307x2871+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fcc%2Fe5%2Fef7ff8b9d6178c8d69bef6794080%2F95f36da99a1d44178dfebb85d9e028c2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/573bfd5\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4307x2871+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fcc%2Fe5%2Fef7ff8b9d6178c8d69bef6794080%2F95f36da99a1d44178dfebb85d9e028c2 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/c72f3b6\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4307x2871+0+0\/resize\/1198x798!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fcc%2Fe5%2Fef7ff8b9d6178c8d69bef6794080%2F95f36da99a1d44178dfebb85d9e028c2 2x\" width=\"599\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<bsp-carousel-read-more><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<bsp-page-actions><\/p>\n<div>\n<!--            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=ap%20news\">--><br \/>\n<!--            <\/a>-->\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    Share<br \/>\n                    <svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-copy-link><\/p>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-copy-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-print-link><\/p>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-print-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-page-actions>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><br \/>\n<\/bsp-figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The earthquakes left many in the Andean nation unnerved after <span>two back-to-back quakes<\/span> devastated neighboring Venezuela in late June, destroyed hundreds of buildings and <span>killed more than 5,000<\/span> people. At the same time the quake brought down buildings in Colombia, desperate families in Venezuela continued to search the ruins for the bodies of their loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>In Pereira, photos and videos published by local media showed pieces of the airport ceiling falling down on travelers taking shelter and screaming, and people running through rubble in a panic. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2457\">Why Mexican avocado exports to the US have been stopped again<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pereira\u2019s mayor, Mauricio Salazar, told a local radio station that at least 18 people had died and that many more were trapped under \u201ca massive quantity of collapsed buildings.\u201d <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<bsp-figure><br \/>\n<template><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<picture>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Santiago Saldarriaga)\" class=\"Image\" height=\"399\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/1cfdca4\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5472x3648+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F68%2F92%2Fdcd8c2110ffc13f2bbd2b40c0307%2F20be870414de4a26bab120eb6b72cf77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/1cfdca4\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5472x3648+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F68%2F92%2Fdcd8c2110ffc13f2bbd2b40c0307%2F20be870414de4a26bab120eb6b72cf77 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/704356a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5472x3648+0+0\/resize\/1198x798!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F68%2F92%2Fdcd8c2110ffc13f2bbd2b40c0307%2F20be870414de4a26bab120eb6b72cf77 2x\" width=\"599\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<bsp-carousel-read-more><\/p>\n<div>\n<bsp-page-actions><\/p>\n<div>\n<!--            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=ap%20news\">--><br \/>\n<!--            <\/a>-->\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    Share<br \/>\n                    <svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-copy-link><\/p>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-copy-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-print-link><\/p>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-print-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-page-actions>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><br \/>\n<\/bsp-figure><br \/>\n<bsp-figure><br \/>\n<template><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<picture>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man leaves an apartment building after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Santiago Saldarriaga)\" class=\"Image\" height=\"399\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/658a5b9\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6643x4428+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F00%2Fec%2F98eb4e0e545003f59e7bb8dbedb2%2F57be9ca17a6945a2a068f3abd8eacf2b\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/658a5b9\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6643x4428+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F00%2Fec%2F98eb4e0e545003f59e7bb8dbedb2%2F57be9ca17a6945a2a068f3abd8eacf2b 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/b0cb9a2\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6643x4428+0+0\/resize\/1198x798!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F00%2Fec%2F98eb4e0e545003f59e7bb8dbedb2%2F57be9ca17a6945a2a068f3abd8eacf2b 2x\" width=\"599\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<bsp-carousel-read-more><\/p>\n<div>\n<bsp-page-actions><\/p>\n<div>\n<!--            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=ap%20news\">--><br \/>\n<!--            <\/a>-->\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    Share<br \/>\n                    <svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-copy-link><\/p>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-copy-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-print-link><\/p>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-print-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-page-actions>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><br \/>\n<\/bsp-figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In nearby Manizales, a city in the coffee-producing mountains of Colombia, one of the towers of the neo-Gothic cathedral collapsed and fell on the nave. Jorge Eduardo Rojas, the mayor of Manizales, asked residents to stay outside in case of aftershocks. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities in the rural state of Choco, the epicenter of the quake, reported injured people and damaged buildings in the capital, but provided few details. <\/p>\n<p>In Cali, a city of 2 million people, Mayor Alejandro Eder said that residents were trapped in at least 19 buildings that had collapsed.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Powerful quakes are rare in Colombia, where smaller quakes are common<\/h2>\n<p>Small earthquakes, known as \u201ctemblores,\u201d are common in central and western Colombia, but those above 6.0 magnitude are rare. In 1999, a 6.2 magnitude quake near the city of Armenia killed more than 1,100 people. <\/p>\n<p><span>Colombia\u2019s newly inaugurated<\/span> President Abelardo de la Espriella said Monday that he had personally taken charge of the government\u2019s response to the emergency in San Jos\u00e9 del Palmar following the earthquake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are not alone. The state is present and taking action,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Response to the earthquake presents the first major challenge to de la Espriella, a Trump ally who was sworn in as president over the weekend.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<bsp-figure><br \/>\n<template><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<picture>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Patients are evacuated from a hospital after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Santiago Saldarriaga)\" class=\"Image\" height=\"399\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/756276d\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5434x3623+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb5%2Fc7%2F34f1f449cd2d74d4945960b7d8e0%2F294f63e6bd2749869501e4be1c220d64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/756276d\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5434x3623+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb5%2Fc7%2F34f1f449cd2d74d4945960b7d8e0%2F294f63e6bd2749869501e4be1c220d64 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/1fa4c97\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5434x3623+0+0\/resize\/1198x798!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb5%2Fc7%2F34f1f449cd2d74d4945960b7d8e0%2F294f63e6bd2749869501e4be1c220d64 2x\" width=\"599\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<bsp-carousel-read-more><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<bsp-page-actions><\/p>\n<div>\n<!--            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=ap%20news\">--><br \/>\n<!--            <\/a>-->\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    Share<br \/>\n                    <svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-copy-link><\/p>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-copy-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-print-link><\/p>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-print-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-page-actions>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><br \/>\n<\/bsp-figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Messages of support rolled in from leaders across the Americas, including Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador and the United States. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Trump administration is closely monitoring the large earthquake that struck Colombia and stands ready to support the people of Colombia,\u201d U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>A number of countries offered aid, and the U.N. deputy spokesman, Farhan Haq, said \u201cwe stand ready to help as needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Janetsky reported from Mexico City. Associated Press writers Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations and Matthew Lee in Washington contributed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2456\">Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi and Turkey is \u2018purely defensive\u2019 and open to others<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck western Colombia, killing at least 111 people and damaging hundreds of buildings. President Abelardo de la Espriella declared an emergency to expedite funding for recovery. The quake hit the remote Choco region on Monday and was felt as far as Bogot\u00e1. Local officials confirmed deaths across several regions, including Risaralda and Valle del Cauca. The quake is the most powerful in Colombia in the last decade. Authorities are concerned about aftershocks, and flights have been suspended in several airports. 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