Colombia Earthquake Kills 132, Hundreds Missing
By Oluwakemi Kindness At least 132 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia on Monday. The Colombian Geological Service described it as the most powerful tremor to hit the country this century. The earthquake devastated several cities in western Colombia, including Cali, Pereira, Quibdo and Manizales. The […]
Venezuela Buries Quake Victims as Death Toll Tops 1,700
By Oluwakemi Kindness Authorities in Venezuela have begun burying victims of the devastating twin earthquakes that struck the country last week, as the death toll climbed above 1,700 and hopes of finding more survivors continued to fade. At Caracas’s only public cemetery, cremation facilities are operating at full capacity as grieving families struggle to lay […]