At least 111 killed in Colombia's largest earthquake in years - BBC
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck Colombia, resulting in at least 169 deaths and hundreds of injuries. Rescue efforts are ongoing as authorities search for survivors trapped under collapsed buildings in cities like Cali and Pereira.
Why it matters
This is a major humanitarian disaster that has caused significant loss of life and infrastructure damage across western Colombia.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google José Carlos Cueto , BBC News Mundo correspondent, Bogotá , Vanessa Buschschlüter , Latin America online editor and Michael Sheils McNamee In shattered Cali, residents search for loved ones At least 169 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.
The death toll is likely to rise, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings.
The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64 miles) in Chocó province, the country's geological service said. It was felt across an enormous area, stretching for hundreds of miles across western Colombia.
Many of the deaths have been concentrated in Cali, Colombia's third most populous city.
At least 900 people were injured in the quakes, Colombia's Association of Capital Cities (Asocapitales) wrote in an update on Tuesday.
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