WATCH: Colombia Earthquake Footage Exposes Devastation Across The Country | COLOMBIA EARTHQUAKE

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Newly surfaced footage shows the full scale of devastation across Colombia following Monday's magnitude 7.4 earthquake, the country's most powerful in decades. Video from across the affected region shows collapsed buildings in Cali and Pereira, a partially collapsed cathedral tower in Manizales, and widespread structural damage stretching from the Pacific coast city of Quibdó to the coffee-growing highlands. At least 132 people have died and 570 have been injured, with Pereira alone reporting 60 deaths, according to the Colombian Association of Capital Cities. Officials say 86 buildings have collapsed and more than 1,500 homes have been damaged, while seven airports remain suspended and five capital cities are under red alert. President Abelardo de la Espriella, sworn in just days before the disaster, has declared a national state of emergency and deployed the military to assist search-and-rescue operations. Subscribe for continuing coverage as officials assess the full scope of the de

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