World News Live Updates: Powerful earthquake of 7.4 magnitude strikes Colombia and Ecuador, triggers evacuation
People stand outside their homes after a quake was felt in Bogota, Colombia. (AP Photo)
A powerful earthquake in western Colombia on Monday shook the country and neighbouring Ecuador, prompting people to evacuate homes and buildings. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake is reported to be of 7.4 magnitude. The epicentre of the earthquake is reported to be in San Jose Del Palmar, a community about 250 miles (400 kilometres) west of Colombia’s capital, Bogota.
“We have just experienced a major earthquake in the department of Choco. We are concerned about aftershocks. Although the epicenter was near San Jose del Palmar, there are injuries and significant damage to buildings in the capital, Quibdo. We are already carrying out a damage assessment and will issue the first official report shortly,” Governor Nubia Carolina Cordoba-Curi said on X.
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