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AT LEAST 77 KILLED AFTER POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE HITS WESTERN COLUMBIA

  • NEWS Desk Global
  • 2 days ago
  • 1 min read

At least 77 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck western ​Colombia early on Monday, knocking down buildings across several cities and leaving others trapped in the rubble.

The quake struck just days ‌after Abelardo De La Espriella was sworn in as president, thrusting the new administration into its first major crisis, with memories still fresh of devastating twin earthquakes in neighboring Venezuela in June.

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