{"id":520794,"date":"2026-08-10T22:57:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T02:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/six-year-old-boy-son-of-a-colombian-mayor-among-those-who-died-due-to-the-earthquake\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T22:57:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T02:57:36","slug":"six-year-old-boy-son-of-a-colombian-mayor-among-those-who-died-due-to-the-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/six-year-old-boy-son-of-a-colombian-mayor-among-those-who-died-due-to-the-earthquake\/","title":{"rendered":"Six-year-old boy, son of a Colombian mayor, among those who died due to the earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bogot\u00e1<\/strong>.- A six-year-old boy, son of Leonel Valencia, mayor of the municipality of Bah\u00eda Solano, in the department of Choc\u00f3 (west), died this Monday in the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that shook a large part of Colombia and has left at least 132 dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minor, named Mateo Valencia Valencia, died after the building he was in collapsed as a result of the earthquake, which had its epicenter in the town of San Jos\u00e9 del Palmar, also in Choc\u00f3 and at a distance of more than 300 kilometers from Bah\u00eda Solano, in the Pacific region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Today we lost Mateo, son of the mayor of Bah\u00eda Solano, Leonel Valencia. With him and his entire family, we are in this painful moment, with all our hearts,&#8221; said the governor of Choc\u00f3, Nubia Carolina C\u00f3rdoba-Curi, who detailed that the death toll in that department has now reached 13.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo, a native of Choc\u00f3, also expressed his condolences to the mayor of Bah\u00eda Solano and his wife, Yirley Valencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>You can also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/internacionales\/bid-y-banco-mundial-ofrecen-700\/\">IDB and World Bank offer 700,000 dollars to address the earthquake in Colombia<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We deeply regret the passing of Mateo, son of the mayor of Bah\u00eda Solano. In these moments of immense pain, we lift our prayers to God to grant the mayor, his family, and the entire community strength, comfort, and serenity to face this irreparable loss,&#8221; wrote the former chancellor on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@deultimominutotv\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@deultimominutotv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mateo is one of the 132 people who died as a result of the earthquake, among whom are other minors, including at least four in the Valle del Cauca department.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bogot\u00e1.- A six-year-old boy, son of Leonel Valencia, mayor of the municipality of Bah\u00eda Solano, in the department of Choc\u00f3 (west), died this Monday in the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that shook a large part of Colombia and has left at least 132 dead. 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