COThe total losses caused by Monday's earthquake, measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale, amount to approximately $30 billion Colombian pesos, primarily affecting the departments of Valle del Cauca, Chocó, Risaralda, Quindío, and Caldas. The report comes from Ingeniar, a Colombian engineering firm, which estimates direct physical losses of around $30 billion across these five regions, with $24.5 billion attributed to buildings and $5.5 billion to infrastructure. The Valle del Cauca region suffers the highest absolute losses at around $19.5 billion, while Chocó experiences the highest relative damage to buildings, losing 19% of its exposed value. Infrastructure damages are concentrated in energy sectors ($2.34 billion), roads and railways ($1.82 billion), and water and sanitation systems, ports, and airports totaling around $1 billion. The report highlights that although this earthquake has had a massive impact, it is not the worst possible seismic scenario for Colombia, noting that the country’s current building stock lacks adequate seismic resistance, with 36.5% of buildings having no anti-seismic design.
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