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Tremor terror - Jamaican recounts tale of escaping devastating Colombia earthquake

August 13, 2026 | News
A Jamaican man who found himself caught in the grip of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia says chaos erupted in the stairwell of the 17-storey hotel where he was staying, as panicked guests rushed to the exits amid “terrifying” tremors. Dave Creary said he arrived in Medellín on Saturday for a one-week vacation and was sleeping in his room when an earthquake alert on his cell phone went off early Monday morning. He said that seconds later, at approximately 7:30 a.m., his hotel room on the 12th floor began shaking violently, causing him to run for the exit.
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Tremor terror - Jamaican recounts tale of escaping devastating Colombia earthquake
A Jamaican man who found himself caught in the grip of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia says chaos erupted in the stairwell of the 17-storey hotel where he was staying, as panicked guests rushed to the exits amid “terrifying” tremors. Dave Creary said he arrived in Medellín on Saturday for a one-week vacation and was sleeping in his room when an earthquake alert on his cell phone went off early Monday morning. He said that seconds later, at approximately 7:30 a.m., his hotel room on the 12th floor began shaking violently, causing him to run for the exit.

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange (right), and Jamaica Football Federation President Michael Ricketts sign documents committing Jamaica to being one of four hosts of the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup at the ministry’s Tr
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