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The death toll from Monday’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia has risen to 281, with at least 379 people still missing.

Thousands of people are now taking shelter at relief evacuation centres with volunteers asking for more supplies and aid for the victims.

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00:01Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella on Thursday said 281 people had died following
00:09Monday's massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake. He said at least 379 people remain missing
00:16as rescue teams continue their search and 44,936 families have been affected by the disaster.
00:34The priority are these people. For this, they are implementing their own resources and international resources
00:43that have come to accompany this search. The situation is complex, but we are using
00:51all our capacity and the capacity that has come from other countries and that has been implemented
00:59as soon as the protocol is applied.
01:02The National Unit for Disaster Risk Management had said rescue teams were reaching a point
01:08where the likelihood of finding survivors was diminishing. Many affected residents living
01:13in Pereira have been evacuated to the Coliseo Mayor de Pereira Shelter.
01:19I was sleeping. We were all sleeping. My husband was sleeping.
01:22He took the child and I took the dog and went outside.
01:25Thank God, yes. But I almost stayed there between the cracks because it was the last one.
01:31My house totally collapsed. And I was the last one to leave.
01:35I came out with coups and raspberries, but well, thank God.
01:39Of course.
01:40I was happy to have a sanidad as well.
01:43About my health care and nutrition because I was in the village more about the way
01:49I was doing the place.
01:49I have come out with people who are living in the village.
01:51So I didn't have any help for the child's food.
01:53We have families who have been receiving attention.
01:57What the time is that they have been taking care of?
02:00They have received care of care of care.
02:02They have care of care, care of care.
02:05They have care of care of care and of care.
02:13The earthquake struck shortly after 7.30 a.m. on Monday, collapsing apartment blocks and
02:19damaging homes, schools and hospitals in Cali, Pereira, Quibdo, Manizales and other areas
02:25in Colombia.
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