Family's narrow escape before earthquake shakes home - BBC News

At least 169 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.

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CloseA family captured video of the moment they fled their home during an earthquake in Colombia.

Liliana Pérez Ocampo and her family escaped moments before their home was rocked by a 7.4 magnitude quake on Monday.

"At first, we thought it was just a mild tremor like the ones that usually happen in Colombia, but when more than 30 seconds passed and everything was shaking harder, we realised it was an earthquake," the mother-of-four told the BBC World Service.

Her family, including two young children at school, are safe.