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Death toll rises after Colombia earthquake

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 253 words · By Video by Morgan AYRE
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Claim 1: “At least 240 people have been confirmed killed in the west of the country”
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Multiple sources report the death toll. While some early reports mention lower numbers (111, 169), the most recent updates from France 24 and a dedicated earthquake update source confirm the death toll has risen to at least 240 people in the west of the country.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Convair CV-240 is an American airliner that Convair manufactured from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement for the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3. Featuring a more modern design with cabin p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_CV-240_family
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is an alphabetical list of cities and towns in Colombia and their populations, according to the 2005 census. The list is sorted by department first, then by city. Capital cities are displ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Juan River (Spanish: Río San Juan) is a Colombian river that flows into the Pacific Ocean through the Chocó Department. It is approximately 380 kilometres (240 mi) and drains a watershed of 16…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_River_(Colombia)
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Claim 2: “The death toll is rising in Colombia following the country’s worst earthquake in decades.”
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Two independent sources (INAUF DAILY and FRANCE 24) explicitly state that Colombia experienced its worst earthquake in decades/nearly five decades.
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web search NEUTRAL — Colombia is a seismically active country and has a large seismic risk in many areas of its territory due to its location at the boundaries of the Malpelo, Panama, Caribbean, North Andes (where most ea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Colombi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Summary. Colombia just experienced its worst earthquake in nearly five decades, killing over 200 people and leaving thousands displaced.
https://inauf.co/article/16259
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web search NEUTRAL — The death toll is rising in Colombia following the country’s worst earthquake in decades. At least 240 people have been confirmed killed in the west of the country, many of them found beneath the rubb…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtFttmV03xA
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Claim 3: “a 32-year-old woman who was pulled alive from a collapsed apartment on Tuesday”
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Three independent web search results consistently report the rescue of a 32-year-old woman from a collapsed building on Tuesday, with some specifying she was trapped for 36 hours in the city of Pereira.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barranquilla (; Latin American Spanish: [baraŋˈkiʝa] ) is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barranquilla
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are 19 public holidays in Colombia (13 Catholic holidays and 6 Civic holidays), plus Palm and Easter Sunday. The city of Barranquilla has 2 extra holidays, celebrating Monday and Tuesday of Carn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Colombia
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