00:00In this scenario, Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella declared a state of emergency in the country
00:05and announced the creation of the Unified Command Post to coordinate the response of the emergency caused by the earthquake.
00:15The Unified Command Post has been activated to coordinate the national government's response to this emergency affecting the country.
00:26The main PMU will be located at the National Risk Unit Headquarters in Bogota.
00:34There are also PMUs in the cities of Armenia, Quito and Cali.
00:42All information from these posts is sent to the Central Unified Command Post at the National Risk Unit Headquarters where
00:49it is processed.
00:55In Cali, Colombia, Mayor Alejandro Eder decreed a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. to ensure the
01:00city's safety.
01:08A curfew will be in place from 8,000 p.m. tonight until 6,000 a.m. tomorrow morning.
01:15This is to guarantee the safety of the city and provide sufficient space and conditions for rescue workers to continue
01:22their work.
01:22We ask all citizens to be in their homes by 8,000 p.m. tonight.
01:29In addition, I would like to inform the public that additional rescue teams are already arriving.
01:3560 are coming from Bogota and another 32 from the military.
01:41I have also ordered the militarization of various areas of the city, especially communes 19 and 17, as well as
01:49other locations affected by this morning's earthquake.
01:53Additionally, the police and the army will be patrolling various areas throughout the city.
02:00These first 48 hours are critical for us to be able to rescue all those who may be trapped in
02:06collapsed buildings alive.
02:15According to the latest report from Alejandro Eder, the mayor of Cali, the situation in the city is critical in
02:21the wake of the earthquake.
02:22Emergency teams are working at 24 locations throughout the city, where dozens of buildings have collapsed and there are numerous
02:28casualties and injuries.
02:33We're in Capri. We're at Tori Limanar. This is a building that has completely collapsed. We estimate that there are
02:3925 people trapped here.
02:40We are already working with 80 firefighters from Jumbo in Cali, and some firefighters from Bogota have just arrived.
02:49I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Mayor Galen and the city of Bogota, and to the people
02:55of Bogota for their support and solidarity with us.
03:00At this moment, citywide, we are still in a state of emergency. We are working at 24 sites, and we
03:05have 40 buildings that have completely collapsed.
03:08Unfortunately, the death toll has now exceeded 80, and there are 885 injured in this tragedy.
03:13We continue to work, and rescue workers keep arriving.
03:16So far, approximately 120 rescue workers have arrived, mainly from Bogota and the armed forces.
03:22Tomorrow, we expect teams from Bucaramanga, Yopal, Pasto, and other locations.
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