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Cyprus Mail10 Aug 2026

At least 20 dead after Colombia earthquake, others trapped

At least 20 dead after Colombia earthquake, others trapped

At least 20 people were killed in a powerful earthquake in western Colombia on Monday, which downed buildings and left people trapped in the rubble, authorities said.

People were killed in the town of Manizales, Mayor Jorge Eduardo Rojas said in an interview with Blu Radio, while Alejandro Eder, mayor of Cali, one of Colombia’s largest cities, said preliminary reports showed at least 20 structures had collapsed there, with people trapped....

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