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The earthquake was the lead. The politics were already underneath it.
A major quake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, felt as far as Quito. The disaster response is also a test of how Bogotá reaches its own Pacific hinterland.
Wire provenance
This editorial synthesis draws on the following public wire/social posts:
- https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260810-powerful-quake-rocks-colombia-causing-major-damage
- https://f24.my/C69n.g
- https://f24.my/C69g.g
- https://x.com/TelesurEnglish/status/2086803682163630589
- https://t.me/insiderpaper/43821
- https://t.me/france24_en/18158
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