European Royals Offer Condolences After Colombia's 7.4 Quake Kills 250+
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 12
European Royals Offer Condolences After Colombia's 7.4 Quake Kills 250+
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 12
Summary
King Charles joined Prince Albert of Monaco, Norway's King Harald and Spain's King Felipe in sending messages of condolence as rescue and recovery efforts continued after Colombia's earthquake.
Charles said he and Queen Camilla were "so dreadfully saddened," praised emergency responders and lauded Colombians' resilience amid heavy loss and injury.
Prince Albert and Princess Charlene declared Monaco's "complete solidarity," while Harald sent a formal letter to President Abelardo Gabriel de la Espriella Otero asking that sympathy be conveyed to bereaved families.
The coordinated royal response followed a quake that earlier reports said measured 7.4, killed more than 250 people, injured thousands and left 3,800 missing in Colombia's strongest earthquake this century.
Beyond royal condolences, what hidden infrastructural failures caused such catastrophic destruction during Colombia's strongest earthquake of the century?
With thousands missing and hospitals collapsed, will international aid reach Colombia's isolated disaster zones before the critical rescue window closes?