Government declares national emergency after major earthquake rips through Colombia
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A powerful earthquake hit several Colombian cities, including the capital Bogotá on Monday morning. The number of dead is climbing rapidly as rescue workers dig through the rubble. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] The earthquake measured 7.4 during the mid-morning rush hour and lasted several minutes. A number of cities were hit in a broad crescent of destruction from the capital Bogota, to the centre of coffee production in Pereira and the city of Cali, a bustling urban sprawl of three million people. Colombia's government has declared a national emergency and at least 82 people have been killed, while officials said people were still trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4n
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