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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Martin Belam

First Thing: Colombia reels after major earthquake kills at least 130

Rescuers look for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building in Colombia.
Rescuers seaarch for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Pereira, Colombia, on Monday. Photograph: Jaime Saldarriaga/AFP/Getty Images

Good morning. More than 130 people died after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia, collapsing and severely damaging scores of buildings in main cities, including Cali and Pereira.

The US and Colombian geological surveys reported that a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck at 7.34am local time on Monday, with its epicentre in the western department of Chocó. It was felt in neighbouring Venezuela, still reeling from a deadly double earthquake on 24 June. The quake killed at least 132 people and more than 570 were injured as of Monday afternoon, according to the Colombian Association of Capital Cities, which coordinates cities across the country.

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