00:00Colombia wakes up devastated this August 11, 2026, after the 7.4 magnitude earthquake
00:06and at a depth of 103 kilometers, which occurred on Monday morning in
00:12San José del Palmar, in Chocó. The latest report from Azocapitales, with a cut-off date
00:16As of 7 a.m., the death toll had reached 181, with 1,310 people injured. At least four
00:22Several departments were affected after the earthquake, which has had at least 33 aftershocks.
00:27According to the Colombian Geological Survey, one of these areas is Risaralda, where the team arrived.
00:32From El Espectador. In the capital, Pereira, the outlook is bleak. According to the latest
00:37According to a report from the mayor's office of Pereira, 72 deaths have been recorded in this city, one of the most
00:43struck by the earthquake. In addition, 37 people have been reported missing, 6 injured, and 15 people who were
00:49They were trapped. Rescue efforts continued until dawn, where teams,
00:54Police and volunteers worked to remove debris. One of the areas where it spread
00:59The work took place in La Libertad Park in Pereira, at the intersection of Carrera Octava and Calle 13, where it collapsed
01:05A four-story residential building, a pharmacy, and a bakery. Rescuers
01:10They worked in four groups, accompanied by two cranes, to cut and remove debris with
01:14The hope of finding survivors. Citizens were also present at the scene.
01:19providing water and food to the rescuers, who take turns resting in the middle of a
01:23A workday that, for several of them, already exceeds 15 hours. According to the mayor's office,
01:29In addition, 66 structures collapsed. The Minister of the Interior had already arrived in the city.
01:34Rodrigo Lara, 95 firefighters and 65 specialized rescuers with a team of dogs. For
01:40Two army platoons, emergency experts, are expected to arrive Tuesday morning.
01:45and 57 specialized police officers. Currently, there are 600 police officers patrolling the capital. Another
01:52One of the key areas is Chocó, the epicenter of the earthquake. Problems persist in the department.
01:57of communication and, according to the latest report from Governor Nubia Córdoba Curí,
02:02So far, 14 people have died and 131 have been injured. Several of the injured
02:08They have been referred to hospitals in Medellín, according to President Abelardo de las
02:12Priella, where a hospital red alert was declared to care for the victims of the
02:16Earthquake. Valle del Cauca also woke up with serious damage. According to the
02:21Governor of the department, Dilian Francisca Toro, until the night of August 10, there had been
02:2538 deaths have been recorded. Four of them were children who were at a school.
02:30Cali, meanwhile, awoke to a militarized zone and 86 missing persons. According to the latest tally that
02:36The president of the Priella family, along with Toro and the mayor of Cali, Alejandro Eder, gave their support.
02:41There have been 95 deaths in this city. Currently, 949 people are reported injured, and 5,000 are hospitalized.
02:48Damaged and collapsed homes, 3 collapsed hospitals and another 18 hospitals affected.
02:54In fact, at about 3:57 a.m., the Bogotá fire department successfully carried out the maneuver.
03:00of the extraction of Carlos Esteban Rebolledo, a 35-year-old man who was trapped
03:06in a building in Cali. If you want to know more details about the earthquake that occurred in
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