Colombia Earthquake: $9.5B Rebuilding Bill, 304 Dead
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Ten days after the 7.4-magnitude earthquake in western Colombia, relief operations are continuing. The total number of deaths is now 300 and the damage is estimated at more than 9.5 billion, with thousands of homes, schools and hospitals destroyed. This disaster is the first major test of the new Colombian president, invested three days before the earthquake. Lou Kisiela's story.
On Tuesday, the Government of Colombia raised to 312 the victims of the earthquake of August 10, a figure that for the first time coincides with the count of the Institute of Legal Medicine (IML) of the country, which hours before had published its balance sheet.
The 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on August 10 continues to leave a devastating balance. According to the most recent report released by the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD), the emergency already exceeds 300 deaths and keeps hundreds of people missing. ... The post Earthquake in Colombia exceeds 300 dead and leaves more than 420 missing appeared first on ::Tolima Online::.
In Colombia, the death toll from the 7.4 magnitude earthquake on August 10 has reached 304, with 4,548 injured and 426 people still missing. Initial estimates of the economic damage have been released at $9.6 billion.
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