At least 111 people are confirmed dead and many injured after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia.
Emergency responders are racing to dig people out of the rubble.
Among the collapsed structures were the pediatric and neonatal sections of a hospital in Cali.
The government has declared a national disaster and deployed soldiers to the area.
Source: Emergency crews continue to search for survivors under the rubble in Cali (Reuters)
The epicenter was located in San José del Palmar, in an underdeveloped area of western Colombia, about 150 miles west of Bogotá.
The tremor was felt strongly in the nation’s capital, with alarms sounding and people evacuating to the streets as a precaution.
Source: CNN
