The governor of Colombia's Risaralda province told local radio that the city of Pereira sustained heavy damage and casualties from Monday's earthquake. No further details on the number of casualties were provided.
The governor of Colombia's Risaralda province reported heavy damage and casualties in the city of Pereira following Monday's earthquake, speaking to local radio. The extent of the casualties and the specific damage were not detailed. The Zioneer reported earlier Monday that a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, shaking buildings and triggering evacuations in Bogotá, and that Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar offered Israeli assistance. The new report from Pereira, a city in the coffee-growing region near the epicenter, provides the first local casualty figures from the disaster, though officials have not yet released a count.
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