Live Updates: Powerful 7.4 Earthquake Strikes Colombia, Killing Dozens

Latest update from Reuters: At least 77 killed after powerful earthquake hits western Colombia - Reuters. Latest update from The Guardian World: More than 70 dead after powerful earthquake strikes western Colombia. Latest update from ABC News: At least 50 dead after 7. In the last hour, President Abelardo De La Espriella officially declared a situation of national disaster as the preliminary death toll rose to at least 72. This will allow the executive branch to bypass bureaucratic hurdles to more quickly mobilise emergency funds and reallocate state resources to the most affected regions. The decision was taken as the president convened an emergency meeting at the crisis room of Colombia’s National Unit for Disaster Risk Management in Bogotá.

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