Tom RoseJournalist·NZ Herald·10 Aug, 2026 11:44 PM3 mins to readA powerful earthquake rocked Colombia and neighbouring Latin American countries, with many people confirmed dead in first reports. Video / NZ HeraldA Kiwi living in Bogota, Colombia, wondered if his high-rise would survive a powerful quake that rattled the country’s west earlier today.
Newly elected President Abelardo de la Espriella has rushed to Bogota as his Government declares a national emergency following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake – the strongest recorded in
