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The 7.4 magnitude earthquake was the strongest to strike Colombia in recent history, destroying or damaging scores of buildings in cities including Cali, Pereira, Manizales, and Quibdó. Getty Images ...
News Colombia » Choco » History: A magnitude 7.4 earthquake killed more than 300 people across Colombia’s Chocó region
A powerful earthquake that struck western Colombia on August 10, 2026 has become the deadliest seismic disaster the country has recorded in more than two decades, with the confirmed death toll ...
News Colombia » Choco » History: A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia’s impoverished and neglected region
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Ismael Arias was headed to the market when the devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit western Colombia last week, sowing death and destruction. His home region of Choco was ...
News Colombia » Choco » History: Residents of Colombia's Choco clamor for help as violence flares
CONDOTO, Colombia (Reuters) - More than a hundred residents of Colombia's northwestern municipality of Condoto gathered over the weekend to plead with government officials for help amid fighting ...
News Colombia » Choco » History: Earthquake in Colombia: More than 43,175 people homeless in Chocó region
QUIBDO, Colombia — There were more than 43,175 people homeless in western Colombia’s Chocó region after the 7.4-magnitude earthquake on Monday, according to the area’s governor. The earthquake’s ...
News Colombia » Choco » History: Colombia Earthquake: Powerful 7.4 Quake Hits Chocó as Tourism and Airports Assess Damage
A powerful 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia’s Chocó region, damaging buildings and triggering emergency responses across several cities. As authorities assess injuries and infrastructure, attention is ...
News Colombia » Choco » History: In Colombia's Chocó region, 'river guardians' protect the rights of the Rio Atrato
Thousands of miles and an ocean away from home, Maryury Mosquera Palacios brimmed with passion as she described what it means to be a guardian of the Atrato River in Colombia's Chocó bioregion. "The ...
News Colombia » Choco » History: Colombia: Chocó displaced get assistance
In Colombia, the number of people who have fled their homes along the Bojayá River in the north-western province of Chocó ahead of potential fighting has risen to nearly 1,300, according to a UNHCR ...