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Colombia Earthquake Death Toll Climbs to 329 as Damage Assessment Widens

Sourced from 4 publications

  • •Colombia's earthquake death toll has risen to 329, with over 31,000 homes destroyed and 171,273 buildings damaged according to government assessments.
  • •A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Peru's Ayacucho region, injuring at least three people and causing power outages.
  • •Landslides on a Peruvian highway trapped travelers for nearly a week before rescue operations succeeded.
  • •Both Andean nations face simultaneous emergency response demands across multiple disaster sites.

Sources

Peru rescues people trapped by landslides on highway for nearly a week

Al Jazeera

Death toll from Colombia earthquake rises to 329

Tass

Peru earthquake damages buildings and causes power cuts

Nation

Peru earthquake damages buildings and causes power cuts

BBC World

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