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At least 111 killed after powerful earthquake hits western Colombia

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At least 111 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia early on Monday, knocking down buildings across several cities and injuring 87 more, with still others trapped in the rubble.
The 7.4 magnitude quake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, struck at a depth of 107 km (66 miles) near San Jose del Palmar, in Choco, a sparsely populated province on Colombia's Pacific Coast.
The quake struck just days after Abelardo De La Espriella was sworn in as president.
"The first priority is rescuing the people trapped under the rubble." The quake, felt in nine departments and all 32 departmental capitals, comes with memories still fresh of devastating twin earthquakes in neighboring Venezuela in June.