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The Dawson News
Dawson, Terrell County, Georgia
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An earthquake struck near Ipiales, Colombia, destroying towns of Cumbal and Chile, killing at least 85, injuring many, and leaving numerous homeless. Landslides obstruct roads, and volcanoes Cumbal and Chile are erupting.
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BOGOTA, Colombia.-Many persons have been killed and a larger number injured by an earthquake which today destroyed two small towns in the region of Ipiales, near the Colombian-Ecuadorian frontier.
Already eighty-five dead have been recovered from the ruins of Cumbal, which with the town of Chile, suffered most severely from the effects of the shocks.
Chile is situated on the slopes of the Chile volcano, to the eruption of which the present disaster is attributed.
The road from Cumbal to Ipiales is obstructed by great landslides, in such cases there are many homeless and there is a lack of food and shelter.
Heavy earth shocks were felt along the southern frontier of Colombia, the village of Carlo Sama being destroyed.
The volcanoes of Cumbal and Chile are in active eruption.
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Ipiales, Colombia
Event Date
Today
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eighty-five dead recovered; many injured and homeless; towns of cumbal and chile destroyed; village of carlo sama destroyed; landslides obstruct roads; lack of food and shelter.
Event Details
An earthquake destroyed two small towns in the region of Ipiales near the Colombian-Ecuadorian frontier, with Cumbal and Chile suffering most severely. The disaster is attributed to the eruption of the Chile volcano. Heavy shocks felt along the southern frontier, destroying Carlo Sama village. Volcanoes of Cumbal and Chile are in active eruption.