00:03And on Monday also, the Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella sent a message to the nation after a 7
00:10.4 earthquake that struck the country this August 10th. Let's hear the declarations of the Colombian President.
00:24Compatriots, I am currently on my way to Bogota. I have ordered the suspension of all my scheduled activities in
00:31the nation's capital so that I can focus on the natural disaster that is affecting our long-suffering Colombian people.
00:37I have called an emergency meeting, a unified command center, at the offices of the National Unit for Disaster Risk
00:44Management in Bogota. I will be there with the entire team, making decisions and taking action.
00:52I will personally lead these efforts to provide solutions for our people in the Department of Choco, the coffee region,
00:59and other affected areas of the country.
01:02Colombia has a president who cares for his people and who will do everything in his power to help them
01:08during these most difficult times.
01:12Stay strong for the homeland.
01:18Those were the declarations of the President of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella. He was addressing that he has already
01:28called for an emergency meeting to a unified command center at the offices of the National Unit for Disaster Risk
01:37Management in Bogota.
01:38Stay strong for the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management in Bogota.
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