Colombia: six airports suspend operations due to earthquake damage

Six airports in western Colombia have suspended their operations due to damage caused by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that shook the region Monday morning, according to civil aviation.

Six airports in western Colombia have suspended their operations due to the damage caused by the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that shook the region on Monday morning, civil aviation reported.

The affected airports are located mainly in the coffee tourist region and in the Choco department, situated on the Pacific coast. “Damage has been reported at the airports of Pereira, Manizales, Quibdo, Armenia, Cartago, and Buenaventura,” and “as a safety measure, flight operations at these terminals remain suspended until the structural damage has been assessed.”