00:00At least 111 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia Monday,
00:06August 10. The 7.4 magnitude quake toppled buildings across several cities, damaging
00:11hospitals and infrastructure and trapping people beneath the rubble. The quake struck just days
00:16after Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as president. The new administration is thrust into
00:22its first major crisis, with memories still fresh of devastating twin earthquakes in neighboring
00:26Venezuela in June. De la Espriella says preliminary reports indicate at least 111 dead and 87 injured,
00:33with dozens of collapsed buildings and damaged homes. Colombia's Geological Service says it was
00:38the strongest earthquake recorded in the country in the 21st century. Choca Governor Nubia Carolina
00:44Cordoba says 12 people were killed and 84 injured in the largely rural area. The heaviest casualties
00:50appeared concentrated in Risaralda, part of Colombia's coffee-growing region. Pereira suffered
00:55extensive damage, with rescue workers continuing to search collapsed buildings for survivors.
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