Colombia declares three days of national mourning for the victims of the 7.4 magnitude earthquake.
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Following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday with its epicenter in the Chocó department, the nation has entered three days of official national mourning. Rescue operations remain ongoing in the affected regions to assist those impacted by the disaster.
Reports on the preliminary casualty figures vary between the sources, citing either 240 or at least 188 fatalities, alongside 1,677 reported injuries and 243 collapsed structures. Abelardo de la Espriella is identified in the coverage as the president who decreed the national mourning period.
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OnCuba News (Havana, Cuba) (CU)Focuses heavily on higher preliminary casualty numbers and ongoing rescue operations.
Infobae (Buenos Aires, Argentina) (AR)Emphasizes the presidential decree and notes a different preliminary death toll.
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