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Earthquake response strains Colombia's new government and rescuers

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Colombia is grappling with a major earthquake response that's testing its new government, the Associated Press reports. Authorities say the quake killed at least one hundred eighty-one people and injured two thousand five hundred ninety-five, with roughly one hundred ninety-five still missing officially, though civilian-run databases put that figure closer to four thousand.

Source: https://www.npr.org/2026/08/12/g-s1-138315/colombia-earth...

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