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Cali at 7:30 p.m.: 74 deaths, hospital alert and power above 90% restored

Earthquake damage in Pereira, a context image that does not show Cali
Private video from Pereira supplied to En Colombie

Cali’s Situation Report 4, with a 7:30 p.m. cutoff on August 11, records 74 deaths, 84 people rescued, 107 collapsed buildings and 643 buildings with structural damage. The city describes the data as preliminary.

The city remains under a hospital red alert

The hospital red alert remains in force. The city reports the complete closure of Clínica Nuestra and Sanitas de la Roosevelt because of major structural damage, and partial service closures at Hospital Universitario del Valle and Clínica Colombia.

The Washington Post reports that a six-storey wing of Hospital Universitario del Valle collapsed on Monday. A hospital official cited by the newspaper said five people, including a child, were rescued; a 56-year-old patient remained missing on Tuesday evening.

More than 90% of electricity normalised

Emcali, quoted in the municipal report, said electricity had been normalised across more than 90% of Cali. Crews were still working on the Vergel, Cencar and Mojica circuits, which serve 12,000 people.

The percentage describes a partial citywide recovery, not full restoration. The report provides no new quantified status for water or telecommunications.

Two shelters and Ciudadela Petronio

At 9:14 p.m., the city announced two temporary shelters: the Miguel Calero hockey court at Calle 9 No. 37-00 and the northern metropolitan coliseum’s covered Chiminangos court.

The city had also announced at 8:57 p.m. that Ciudadela Petronio was opening to support families, without listing every available service in the post reviewed.

Municipal tolls still need consolidation

The municipal figure of 74 deaths at 7:30 p.m. differs from the 95 deaths attributed to Cali in Asocapitales’ 4 p.m. report. No official explanation reviewed yet reconciles the two records.

Next priorities include searching for people who remain missing, assessing hospitals, restoring the three circuits and confirming shelter capacity.

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