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AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake kills dozens in western Colombia as rescue teams dig through rubble

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 73 people and collapsing buildings across multiple cities, and rescue crews are still pulling survivors from the debris. The quake hit near the small town of San José del Palmar in Colombia's Chocó region, roughly 250 miles west of the capital Bogotá, at […] The post Deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake kills dozens in western Colombia as rescue teams dig through rubble appeared first on American Almanac .

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 73 people and collapsing buildings across multiple cities, and rescue crews are still pulling survivors from the debris. The quake hit near the small town of San José del Palmar in Colombia's Chocó region, roughly 250 miles west of the capital Bogotá, at 7:34 a.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and Breitbart . The USGS recorded a 5.0-magnitude aftershock less than one hour later. San José del Palmar is a community of about 4,800 people, and the damage radiated outward for hundreds of miles, reaching cities with populations in the millions. Colombia's Geological Service called it "the highest magnitude earthquake registered in…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Rescuers recover four bodies on Broad Peak as six climbers remain missing after avalanche

An avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak has left at least four climbers dead and six others missing from a 10-person international expedition, and bad weather is slowing the desperate search for survivors. Pakistani rescue teams located four bodies on the mountain Friday after an avalanche struck the expedition during a summit attempt on Broad Peak, […] The post Rescuers recover four bodies on Broad Peak as six climbers remain missing after avalanche appeared first on American Almanac .

An avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak has left at least four climbers dead and six others missing from a 10-person international expedition, and bad weather is slowing the desperate search for survivors. Pakistani rescue teams located four bodies on the mountain Friday after an avalanche struck the expedition during a summit attempt on Broad Peak, the world's 12th-highest peak at 8,047 meters in the Karakoram range. The expedition was led by Nirmal Purja, the renowned British-Nepali mountaineer known as "Nims Dai," who gained worldwide fame after climbing all 14 of the world's peaks above 8,000 meters in a record 189 days in 2019. That feat was chronicled in the Netflix documentary "14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible." Three of the four…Open