Major earthquake claims 111 lives in Colombia

PEREIRA: 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 others, with still more residents trapped in the rubble. The 7.4-magnitude qua­ke, with its epicenter in the coastal Choco region at a depth of 100km, struck at 7:34am, triggering a frantic search for survivors in several cities and thrusting the new administration into its first major crisis as Colombia declared a state of...