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Downpour slows Colombia quake search and aid efforts
Armenia Colombia faced heavy rain as rescuers battled after a magnitude 6 quake that devastated towns across western Colombia. Officials reported death tolls near 700 with authorities warning it will rise. Red Cross counted about 500 bodies in Armenia alone while more may be found as outlying areas are surveyed. The disaster struck a region famed for coffee and extended to Bogota, 140 miles away, as night fell hindering debris removal.
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