In Colombia, Reuters reports more than 160 people are dead after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the northwestern Chocó and other regions Monday, damaging and collapsing hundreds of buildings. The death toll is expected to rise as search and rescue efforts continue. Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella, who was sworn in just three days before the earthquake, has declared a state of emergency.

The U.S. Geological Survey determined the epicenter of the quake to be about three miles from the small town of San José del Palmar, home to only about 5,000 people. The Chocó region is one of the poorest and most neglected in Colombia. The city of Pereira in the neighboring state of Risaralda is among the hardest hit, as well as Cali, where several top floors of the city’s main hospital collapsed, trapping patients. This is a local resident.

Cali resident: “Fortunately, as the neighbor just said, there was a Google Alert, and we were able to get out. But many people didn’t manage to do so. Unfortunately, there were impacts, like here at La Luna Bridge, and despite everything, people are still moving through there. Also, here in the strips, we see that the building suffered damage. I think they’re going to have to demolish it. Really, this is a call for us as a community to come together and solve these types of situations that can happen at any moment.”