At least 224

Death toll from Colombia earthquake rises to at least 224, according to CNN tally

By Gonzalo Zegarra and Catherine Nicholls

The death toll from yesterday’s earthquake in Colombia has risen to 224 people killed, according to a CNN count based on reports from agencies and authorities in the country.

Since CNN’s last update, nine more deaths have been reported in the department of Chocó in western Colombia, according to its governor Nubia Carolina Córdoba-Curi.

A total of 138 people have also been injured with another five people missing in the department, Córdoba-Curi said.