Earthquake in Colombia LIVE: death toll, injured, affected, and latest news after devastating 7.4 magnitude quake

• Chef José Andrés’ post announcing a $1 million donation for Colombia

• Chef José Andrés donates one million dollars to reopen small restaurants in Colombia after the earthquake

The renowned Spanish chef José Andrés announced this Wednesday a one million dollar donation for Colombia to help “small food businesses” in that South American country reopen their doors after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake last Monday, which so far leaves 265 dead and 3,494 injured.

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The government decided to “make use of the economic emergency,” said the president, who took office on August 7 with the pledge not to create more taxes despite having found, according to him, an underfunded state. (MORE INFORMATION HERE)

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• President of Colombia announces “economic emergency” to face deadly earthquake
• The president Abelardo de la Espriella announced on Wednesday that he will declare an economic emergency in Colombia to face the earthquake that leaves thousands of victims, a measure that empowers him to decree taxes and modify the budget without going through Congress.

Follow in this note from El Comercio the latest news coming from Colombia, a country that last Monday, August 10, in the morning hours, was shaken by a powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake that so far leaves at least 265 dead and more than 3,400 injured.

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