00:00A magnitude 7.4 earthquake shook several regions of Colombia at 7:34 a.m.
00:06This Monday, August 10th. According to the Colombian Geological Service, the epicenter of the earthquake
00:11It was located in San José del Palmar, in Chocó, at a depth of 96 kilometers.
00:16At the moment, more than 100 deaths are reported in the four most affected regions of
00:20country. According to the latest reports from authorities, nine of those deaths were recorded
00:25In Chocó, 40 in Risaralda, one in Antioquia, and 27 in Valle del Cauca. There are also
00:31Impacts in nine municipalities of Chocó, eight of Caldas, two of Valle del Cauca and two
00:36from Risaralda, as well as several municipalities in Quindío, according to the National Unit
00:40of Disaster Risk Management. According to the Colombian Geological Survey, it is
00:45of the largest earthquake recorded in Colombia during the last decade. Among the background
00:50Historical events include the earthquake that occurred on November 23, 1979, with a magnitude
00:56of 7.2. Among the measures taken by the government of Belardo de Las Priella is the declaration
01:02of a national disaster situation. To this end, he appointed several ministers to
01:06to be in charge of coordinating the strategy to address the crisis in each of the departments.
01:12In Chocó, the epicenter of the earthquake, will be the Minister of Health, Ana María Vezga, and the
01:16Defense Minister Jorge Mora. Meanwhile, in the coffee-growing region, especially in Pereira,
01:21Interior Minister Rodrigo Lara Restrepo will be present, and in the department of Valle del Cauca
01:25The Minister of Transport, Elsa Noguera, will be in Cauca. So far, the Geological Survey
01:30Colombia has reported 18 aftershocks, all smaller. The most severe one had a
01:36A magnitude 4.8 earthquake. Risaralda is one of the most affected departments. Reports are coming from Pereira alone.
01:42More than 37 people have died. In addition, several buildings collapsed in the city center.
01:47of the city and some reports from hospitals in the department indicate that they have lost part
01:52of the building and that services in three of them are overwhelmed.
01:56Mauricio Salazar, the city's mayor, indicated that serious damage has occurred in
02:01Dozens of infrastructure projects, including Matecaña airport, where three people died
02:06and operations were suspended. In Cali, Alejandro Eder, the city's mayor,
02:12He said they have rescued 38 people alive, but that this number is increasing.
02:17I have requested support from the mayor of Bogotá and the mayor of Medellín with rescue workers,
02:21She added on her social media. The governor of Valle, Dilian Francisca
02:25Toro, in an interview with El Espectador, pointed out that in the Valle del Cauca region, excluding Cali, there is already
02:30There are 28 fatalities and the municipality of Cairo, in this department, is at 80%
02:36Destroyed. In Chocó, the epicenter of the earthquake, communication has been intermittent. The governor
02:42Nubia Carolina Córdoba Curi, in a preliminary report, indicated that there are nine deceased people,
02:4769 injured and more than 130 damages to homes, buildings and infrastructure.
02:54Another affected area is Manizales. The mayor, Jorge Eduardo Rojas, said that up to
02:59The earthquake left three people dead in the city and damaged two hospitals and two schools.
03:04and several churches with damage to their structures, including the Cathedral Basilica.
03:09In the nation's capital, Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán reported that for the time being
03:13No serious damage has been reported in the city, although there have been reports of cracks in buildings.
03:19For their part, the Fire Department and IDJER indicated that they should carry out local inspections
03:24by locality. In Antioquia, according to Governor Andrés Julián, a 73-year-old resident of Támesis
03:29He died years ago as a result of a rockfall. EPM, for its part, indicated that
03:34After reviews of the hydroelectric plant's operation, it was confirmed that no damage occurred.
03:40The Civil Aeronautics Authority confirmed that air operations at airports are suspended.
03:44from Pereira, Manizales, Armenia, Cartago and Buenaventura, where only flights of a specific nature are being registered
03:50medical personnel or state aviation. The National Army assured that in response to the earthquake recorded
03:55In the last few hours, five platoons of rescue soldiers are on standby.
04:00to deploy to areas that may require attention. The General Maritime Directorate,
04:04Dimar, for its part, confirmed that there is no tsunami threat to the Pacific coast.
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