A devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, killing at least 111 people, injuring dozens, and leaving scores trapped beneath rubble in the nation’s strongest seismic event in a decade. Severe shaking rocked major urban centers across the country’s western corridor and was felt across neighboring Ecuador and Panama. Casualties mounted rapidly across several western departments, with Risaralda reporting 40 deaths, primarily centered in its capital, Pereira, where building facades collapsed into dust clouds. Emergency personnel and local residents searched through collapsed structures by hand while heavy equipment was dispatched to the hardest-hit zones. In a public address, President de la Espriella promised direct government action, stating, “We aren’t going to leave people alone.