Colombian league halted after 7.4 earthquake, all matches this week postponed | OneFootball

Liga Dimayor, which runs Colombia’s professional leagues, announced the postponement of all fixtures scheduled this week after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake on the Richter scale struck the west of the country on Monday 10 August.

The quake affected several cities and regions. The 36 professional clubs have been asked to mobilise their resources to support relief and reconstruction in the hardest hit areas.

Priority will also be given to the wellbeing of players, staff, employees and families directly impacted by the tremor.

The league called on the wider football community to work together in this difficult period, stressing that football can wait amid the national emergency.

So far 111 people have lost their lives, and widespread damage has been reported.

Source: L'Équipe

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