COLOMBIA EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL RISES TO 273

BOGOTA, AUGUST 13 /SRNA/ - The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Colombia has risen to 273, BluRadio reported.

More than 40,000 families have been affected, the same source said.

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the city of San José del Palmar in the Chocó region of western Colombia on August 10.