The economic aftershocks of the earthquake in Colombia
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The economic aftershocks of the earthquake in Colombia. The ground broke beneath San José del Palmar at 7:34 on Monday morning, where Chocó’s rainforest meets Colombia’s coffee interior. The magnitude 7.4 earthquake began 103 kilometers below the surface, according to the Colombian Geological Service, but its consequences were felt across a country divided by distance, investment, and political attention. Nearly 260 people had been reported dead as searches continued. Valle del Cauca accounted for 150 deaths, including 95 in Cali. Pereira, 55 kilometers from the epicenter, reported around 90. Quibdó counted 14. Damaged roads and communications kept the totals fluid. That delay matters. In a river community without reliable power or cellular service, the missing may remain absent from official counts long after relatives begin searching. Chocó is one of Colombia’s poorest and most neglected departments, predominantly Afro-Colombian and Indigenous, with weak transport links across
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