At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.
The death toll is likely to rise, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings.
The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 am local time at a depth of 103km in Choc\u00f3 province, the country’s geological service said.
It was felt across an enormous area, stretching for hundreds of miles across western Colombia.
Many of the deaths have been concentrated in the city of Pereira, in Colombia’s coffee-growing region, with surrounding cities and the Valle del Cauca region also hit hard.
The epicentre of the quake was near the village of San Jos\u00e9 del Palmar, in Choc\u00f3 province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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