TELEARUBA — broadcast 20260810 223000 UTC 473 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:42] Welcome to our broadcast, I'm [00:00:42] date on which they will again Alejandra Forero, and next up, the front page. [00:01:04] A group of fishermen sailing in [00:01:16] Welcome to our front page broadcast with Alejandra Forero. Next [00:01:20] up, our headlines. [00:01:24] Earthquake in Colombia leaves at least 40 dead and [00:01:28] worries families in Aruba. Dimas temporarily [00:01:31] suspends new work permits. A 7.4-magnitude [00:01:36] boat, wagging its tail, according to what he earthquake shakes Colombia and causes [00:01:39] damage in several cities. President Abelardo de la Aspriella [00:01:43] the situation, also with takes control of the emergency after the earthquake. [00:01:47] At this hour, and every day, we are pleased to greet once again [00:01:50] all our viewers, giving you, as always, a warm [00:01:54] welcome to our front page broadcast with Alejandra Forero. It is a [00:01:58] great pleasure to greet you, hoping you had an excellent weekend [00:02:01] and that you are ready to have the best week of [00:02:05] all. Today, unfortunately, Colombia [00:02:08] was shaken by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake [00:02:12] on the Richter scale that affected various major cities [00:02:16] in this country. The most worrying thing is that, as we know, here [00:02:19] in Aruba, many Colombians reside, and they still did not [00:02:23] know the whereabouts of their loved ones. Several messages arrived at our newsroom [00:02:27] northwest of the country. The from concerned people here, waiting [00:02:30] for their families in various cities such as Cali, [00:02:33] as a brake on cell Medellín, Pereira, 450,000 florins with Manizales, and who did not know their [00:02:37] whereabouts. We also know that, as we are in holiday [00:02:40] season, there are many Arubans or local people who [00:02:43] decided to be in Colombia and unfortunately were in the [00:02:47] middle of this earthquake. [00:02:50] The concern and anguish were also felt in Aruba. This [00:02:54] strong earthquake that shook Colombia today has generated [00:02:57] concern among hundreds of people on our island, [00:03:01] especially among those of us who have family and loved ones [00:03:04] in Colombian territory and among those who are there [00:03:08] on vacation in the country. The 7.4 magnitude [00:03:12] earthquake occurred in the morning and was felt in [00:03:15] different regions of Colombia. Among the areas that have [00:03:18] reported the most damage are Pereira, [00:03:21] Manizales, Medellín, Cali, Quibdó, where fatal victims, [00:03:25] injured people, and damage to [00:03:28] buildings have been reported. According to the preliminary balances known as of [00:03:32] the broadcast, at least 70 people had [00:03:36] died. However, the authorities continue to evaluate the [00:03:40] situation and carry out search and rescue operations. In [00:03:43] Aruba, the situation has also [00:03:46] office on August 7, Abelardo de generated moments of anguish for many families. Some [00:03:49] people have had difficulty communicating with their families in [00:03:53] Bogotá to focus on Colombia immediately after the [00:03:55] Telearuba to know everything earthquake, while others try to confirm [00:03:58] that their loved ones, including family members who are on vacation, [00:04:01] are well. In a moment like this, the authorities [00:04:05] recommend remaining calm and avoiding sharing unconfirmed [00:04:09] information officially. Today, [00:04:12] the government of Aruba met with various [00:04:15] stakeholders to assess the situation and [00:04:18] also to see how many Arubans or residents of [00:04:22] the island are currently on vacation. [00:04:25] From Aruba, we continue to monitor the [00:04:28] evolution of this situation and the official information that [00:04:32] emerges. To all the families affected by this [00:04:35] tragedy, our thoughts and solidarity are with [00:04:39] you in these difficult times. [00:04:42] Changing the subject, the Dimas department has announced that they [00:04:46] have temporarily halted the initial [00:04:49] permit for certain people. Why did they make this decision? Here's [00:04:52] the information next. [00:04:55] Dimas temporarily suspends the issuance of [00:04:58] initial work permits. The Department of [00:05:01] Integration, Management, and Admission of Foreigners reported that for the [00:05:05] moment they are not granting initial work [00:05:08] permits due to the high volume of applications and [00:05:12] the internal reorganization process the institution is undergoing. According [00:05:15] to Ms. Katy Ruiz Pasquel, director of this department, [00:05:19] there are some exceptions they are taking into [00:05:23] account. She also explained that the measure seeks [00:05:26] to allow the department to process the accumulated [00:05:29] volume of files and optimize its administrative [00:05:33] procedures before resuming this service. The [00:05:36] authorities clarified that the suspension applies only to [00:05:40] new work permit applications, while other [00:05:44] procedures continue to be carried out [00:05:46] normally. Dimas indicated that once operational conditions [00:05:49] allow, they will officially announce the [00:05:54] receive this type of application, and invited [00:05:58] users to stay informed through the official [00:06:02] channels. [00:06:04] And after this terrible news became known, where [00:06:08] we know that Colombia was affected by this earthquake, [00:06:12] we live here in Aruba with many [00:06:14] Colombians. Prime Minister Mike Eyman also made [00:06:18] statements about this moment, about the coexistence he has with the [00:06:22] thousands and thousands of Colombians who are concerned about the [00:06:25] situation reigning in Colombia. Here are his [00:06:29] statements: [00:06:32] we have just organized a very important [00:06:35] meeting with different [00:06:39] institutes that are important during [00:06:42] such moments. We [00:06:46] have been in contact with the Embassy of the [00:06:49] Kingdom of the Netherlands in [00:06:52] Bogotá to assess [00:06:55] the Consul General of Colombia [00:06:58] in Aruba, Mr. Gustavo Serrano, [00:07:02] to express our sense of [00:07:05] solidarity and coexistence with the [00:07:08] Colombian community during this tragic [00:07:11] event of the earthquake in Colombia that has [00:07:15] shaken again many cities [00:07:18] and again we have [00:07:22] reports of many deceased [00:07:26] especially in four areas. We are [00:07:29] receiving many reports of extensive [00:07:32] damage in Cali, in Manizales, in Pereira, and in [00:07:36] Chocó, but also more widely in [00:07:39] Colombia there is a lot of damage. The [00:07:42] initial investigation we conducted [00:07:45] this morning jointly with the Department of Foreign Relations, [00:07:49] with the Department of Police Security and the [00:07:53] institute for crisis management in [00:07:56] Aruba, which is called CMO, [00:07:59] we did jointly with the Kingdom of the Netherlands [00:08:02] an analysis of the situation and [00:08:05] everything is still very fluid. We [00:08:09] still don't have the exact [00:08:12] figures and we also don't [00:08:15] have a complete view of all the damage, [00:08:19] also the damage for many people from [00:08:23] Aruba who have lost family. We also quickly made [00:08:27] an inventory of our concerns [00:08:30] for Aruban citizens in Colombia. [00:08:34] We have from AZV [00:08:37] 90 people from Aruba in [00:08:40] Colombia who are there [00:08:43] for medical care and with families. [00:08:46] 66 in Cali, 27 in Bogotá, and [00:08:50] 20 in Medellín, and all the contacts we had [00:08:54] so far, also jointly with AZV, we [00:08:58] have, thank God, no [00:09:00] reports of incidents [00:09:04] where patients or [00:09:07] families were involved in any [00:09:10] effect of the earthquake, and we are very grateful [00:09:13] to our Lord for that. So, [00:09:16] we have an accumulation of [00:09:20] impacts in the entire [00:09:23] region, Venezuela, now Colombia, [00:09:27] we feel that these moments bring [00:09:30] us an important message of greater [00:09:33] solidarity and more coexistence among [00:09:36] humanity. Many times we are very [00:09:39] concerned about things that [00:09:43] are possibly not the most important things in life. [00:09:47] These moments remind us what is [00:09:50] truly and what [00:09:54] it means to be a human being and a neighbor [00:09:57] to us. We want [00:10:00] to express our words of solidarity and [00:10:03] coexistence to all the families in Colombia who have suffered [00:10:07] loss, and the families in Aruba who [00:10:10] have people who have suffered loss. We are [00:10:13] in solidarity with you and we have also [00:10:17] communicated with the Kingdom of the Netherlands Embassy, and [00:10:20] also with the Consul General that Aruba, [00:10:24] as we did in Venezuela, is [00:10:26] ready to send, if necessary, [00:10:30] any team of volunteer assistance, [00:10:34] Red Cross team, medical team, specialists, [00:10:37] any other type of advice that would be [00:10:41] necessary at that moment. We are very attentive to [00:10:45] that and we also ask the community to stay [00:10:48] alert to what the needs will [00:10:51] be and how each one of us can contribute. [00:10:55] Your contribution can make a difference for the [00:10:59] community that has suffered the greatest damage in [00:11:03] Colombia. I want the Colombian [00:11:06] community of Aruba to know that we are very [00:11:10] aware and we are also prepared, and we have already [00:11:14] communicated this, to see how Aruba [00:11:17] can be useful, can also [00:11:21] provide support and help in these difficult moments [00:11:25] for [00:11:25] Colombia. [00:11:31] We begin our international round with a special report [00:11:35] we have prepared for all of you about this 7.4 [00:11:38] magnitude earthquake that affected various [00:11:41] buildings in Colombia this morning. As you will see [00:11:45] in the images, in the various main cities, we are talking about [00:11:48] Medellín, Cali, Bogotá, Pereira, [00:11:52] Manizales, were affected by this movement. Luricom. [00:11:55] After this tremor, several aftershocks have also [00:11:59] occurred. Our colleagues from Noticias Caracol have the [00:12:02] information. A 7.4 magnitude earthquake [00:12:06] was registered this Monday morning in Colombia. It [00:12:09] was felt strongly in several regions of the country. We are talking about the case of [00:12:13] Bogotá, the capital, and others like Cali in Valle del Cauca. [00:12:16] Subsequently, some aftershocks were registered, one of the most recent being of magnitude [00:12:20] 4.8. The authorities report at this time that [00:12:24] several cities nationwide are registering significant [00:12:28] damage, mainly what is known [00:12:31] here as the coffee region, which includes, among others, Manizales, [00:12:35] Armenia, and Pereira. We also mentioned Cali, in [00:12:39] Valle del Cauca. On the other hand, it is important to note the following: this [00:12:42] seismic movement was registered 20 km from the [00:12:46] municipality of San José del Palmar in the department of [00:12:49] Chocó, which is in the [00:12:52] governor of Chocó states at moment that there is already a preliminary [00:12:56] record of injured people, but at this moment the local authorities [00:13:00] are trying to determine the exact figure, while it is confirmed that [00:13:04] there is extensive material damage. It is important to say [00:13:07] the following also: the president of Colombia, Abelardo de la [00:13:10] Espriella, ordered the installation of a unified command [00:13:14] post for victim assistance. [00:13:17] He also assures that he will go directly to the city of Pereira [00:13:21] to coordinate precisely assistance to those affected. [00:13:25] Additionally, Civil Aeronautics, which here [00:13:28] in Colombia is the highest air authority, [00:13:31] assures that damage is registered in the airports of [00:13:34] Pereira, Manizales, Quibdó, Armenia, Cartago, and [00:13:37] Buenaventura, for which air operations at that point are [00:13:41] currently suspended. Furthermore, the [00:13:43] mayor of Cali, let's remember that this is the third largest [00:13:47] city in the country, assures that serious damage has been [00:13:51] reported, which is currently being monitored [00:13:55] by drones. From Bogotá, [00:13:58] Colombia, Adriana Acuestas for the Latin American News [00:14:00] Alliance. [00:14:03] After this information was released, the recently [00:14:07] elected president who took [00:14:11] la Aspriella, announced through his X account [00:14:15] that he was traveling directly to [00:14:18] the current calamity [00:14:20] situation. [00:14:22] Compatriots, at this moment I am heading [00:14:25] to Bogotá. I have ordered the suspension of all the [00:14:29] agenda I had in the capital of the Republic to [00:14:32] concentrate on the natural disaster [00:14:36] that today afflicts our suffering Colombian [00:14:39] people. I have called an urgent meeting, [00:14:42] a unified command post in the offices of the [00:14:46] UNG in Bogotá. There [00:14:49] I will be with the entire team making decisions and taking actions. [00:14:53] Personally, I will lead [00:14:56] these actions to bring solutions to our [00:15:00] people in the department of Chocó, in the coffee [00:15:03] region, and in other areas of the country that [00:15:07] have been affected. You are not alone. [00:15:10] Colombia has a president who cares about his people and will [00:15:13] do everything in his power to [00:15:16] help you in the most difficult moments. [00:15:20] Firm for the [00:15:21] homeland. [00:15:31] For his part, the mayor of Manizales also announced [00:15:35] the number of people affected there in these surrounding [00:15:38] municipalities and also in Manizales, indicating that [00:15:41] they have adopted all containment measures in the face of this [00:15:45] earthquake. [00:15:48] Manizaleños, we are at the fire department's command post. As [00:15:51] you all know, we have just experienced a very tragic [00:15:55] and difficult circumstance, a very large earthquake that [00:15:58] strongly affected the city of Manizales. Many [00:16:00] buildings [00:16:02] suffered the impact. We have more than 12 [00:16:06] buildings that are partially or totally destroyed. [00:16:09] We have more than 20 homes that are totally or partially [00:16:13] destroyed. We already have two people who [00:16:15] died because of the event or in circumstances close to the [00:16:19] event. We have many gas leaks and [00:16:22] electrical issues. We are attending to them with hundreds of people. At this [00:16:26] moment, there are hundreds of engineers structurally [00:16:29] reviewing the buildings so that they can be evacuated because the first thing to do [00:16:33] is to evacuate. We have Efigas, the city's [00:16:36] energy company, reviewing all the connections to prevent this from [00:16:40] happening. It's not easy because even though we have [00:16:43] firefighters, civil defense, the Red Cross, [00:16:46] ALGER, PONALZAR, AUTAL, all [00:16:50] working, we are not keeping up. So stay outside as [00:16:53] you are, because we don't know if there will be an aftershock. We need to be [00:16:57] completely prepared. Do not enter the buildings yet. I know [00:17:01] this is not easy, but stay outside at least for a while because there could [00:17:04] be an aftershock. Let's be calm. In tranquility, [00:17:08] call the 123 fire department line. We are receiving [00:17:11] everything. We are going to attend to you immediately. [00:17:15] It's not easy. We already spoke with the national government. They [00:17:19] will send us operational rescue and assistance units from [00:17:22] Bogotá and different parts of the country. For [00:17:26] her part, the governor of Valle del Cauca, Dillian [00:17:29] Francisca Toro, also gave an update on the number of people [00:17:33] affected by this seismic movement. According [00:17:36] to her, several people also sadly [00:17:40] lost their lives in Cali. We are at the university [00:17:43] hospital. Here there was a collapse of some [00:17:46] sectors and, of course, there are some people who are [00:17:50] trapped. However, firefighters are already here, the army is already [00:17:53] here. We are already working so that they can get out and, of course, carrying out the [00:17:57] respective evacuations. Also, [00:18:00] there was damage in several municipalities. In [00:18:04] Calima de Darién, we had the loss of three children, [00:18:07] unfortunately, because a wall fell on them and [00:18:11] well, they died there. In Zarzal there is also a person who [00:18:15] died. In Buenaventura there is also a lot of damage, but [00:18:18] well, there are no injured people. And [00:18:21] we are, we are receiving, in Río Frío there is a lot [00:18:25] of damage, in Calima, above all, there is a lot of damage and the [00:18:28] children who died. So, well, it's like the first [00:18:32] report, it's the first thing we can tell you, but really the situation is [00:18:35] serious and we are working on [00:18:38] it. For his part, the general director of the [00:18:41] Colombian Seismological Service gave a first [00:18:45] report of what happened and which departments and municipalities [00:18:49] were affected by this 7.4 magnitude earthquake [00:18:52] that affected Colombia today. [00:18:56] From the National Seismological Network of Colombia, operated by the Colombian [00:19:00] Seismological Service, we inform of the occurrence today at [00:19:03] 7:34 AM of a 7.4 magnitude [00:19:06] earthquake with a depth of 88 km. [00:19:10] It is the strongest earthquake felt in the last decade in the [00:19:14] country, and for that area there are antecedents of earthquakes, [00:19:17] particularly on November 23, [00:19:20] 1979, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. [00:19:23] We have two aftershocks, one of 2.8 [00:19:26] and another of 4.8 that was recently felt. It [00:19:30] was felt in other countries; there are reports of it being felt in [00:19:34] Venezuela, in Ecuador, in Panama, and it was [00:19:37] felt throughout Colombia. There [00:19:39] is damage that we have knowledge of, not through [00:19:43] official channels, but through social networks, particularly in the cities [00:19:46] of Manizales and Pereira. We [00:19:49] will continue to inform from the Colombian Seismological Service and we recommend [00:19:52] the population, of course, to remain calm and [00:19:56] to receive information from the official channels of the [00:19:59] Colombian Seismological Service and the National Unit for Disaster Risk [00:20:03] Management. We are going to our commercial break, [00:20:07] but we'll be back with more information. 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Today on the front page, we are talking about your health, so take [00:23:02] care of it. [00:23:10] A study published in the journal Biology revealed that [00:23:13] three hours a week of weight training [00:23:17] serves as the best anti-aging for the [00:23:20] body because it acts directly [00:23:23] aging. 500 people were followed and [00:23:27] blood markers called telomeres were studied. [00:23:31] These telomeres, telomeres as such are like a [00:23:34] cap that is on the DNA chromosome, and [00:23:38] that cap is like, let's imagine, the [00:23:42] shoelaces that have a plastic cap, and that plastic cap [00:23:45] can wear out, and it wears out over the years. That is the [00:23:48] telomere. And that is an indicator of [00:23:51] cell aging. It was [00:23:54] noted that through weight lifting, [00:23:58] consistently, the telomere's function [00:24:01] can be stopped and restored. Therefore, you are protecting [00:24:05] the DNA and the chromosome, and that is [00:24:09] like rejuvenating the [00:24:12] cells. Researchers observed that doing exercises with [00:24:15] resistance bands allowed the telomeres to lengthen their [00:24:19] life, reducing biological [00:24:22] aging, because a decrease in telomeres means [00:24:26] illness. A decrease in telomeres is also [00:24:29] a promoter of chronic diseases. [00:24:32] Therefore, the current view of exercise as [00:24:36] exercise affects the cell and [00:24:39] protects it and creates [00:24:42] a shield. 8 years ago and that has a scientific [00:24:45] basis, it begins, and they talk about these [00:24:49] minutes, that with 10 minutes you already start to [00:24:53] have significant changes. It can [00:24:55] add up to 180 minutes, [00:24:59] so that resistance and strength activity protects the cell. [00:25:02] Muscle mass helps metabolism burn fat [00:25:06] for cardiovascular [00:25:07] health. [00:25:13] In our most viral section, we show you these images in which [00:25:17] a dolphin and its unfortunately deceased [00:25:20] calf are seen on its back, traveling several [00:25:24] kilometers. [00:25:26] A scene recorded off the coast of Australia brought back into [00:25:30] focus the study of grief in marine animals. A [00:25:33] video there, an organization dedicated to conservation showed [00:25:37] a mother dolphin carrying the body of her dead [00:25:40] calf while swimming alongside a group there in South [00:25:44] Perth. According to what the entity dedicated to the research [00:25:47] and conservation of whales and dolphins published, [00:25:50] they identified the mother as Frachley, an individual [00:25:54] they had been following for a long time and who, according [00:25:57] to their observations, had previously lost three other [00:26:01] birth of a new individual during the Southern [00:26:05] Hemisphere winter implied an additional [00:26:08] difficulty for its survival. In a [00:26:11] post on social media, the group indicated that they still maintained [00:26:14] expectations that this dolphin could raise [00:26:18] its calf. They then suggested that the animal might have died of [00:26:21] pneumonia. Specialists consulted indicated that this type of [00:26:25] behavior has been documented in different species of [00:26:28] dolphins. There, a neuroscientist indicated [00:26:32] there, a whale sanctuary that this scene constitutes [00:26:35] a mother grieving for her child. In her [00:26:39] opinion, one of the most relevant aspects of the video lies in the [00:26:42] presence of the rest of the herd that remains close to the female [00:26:46] during the transfer of the body. [00:26:49] In other news, look at these sad images of some [00:26:53] fishermen who were there kayaking and realized [00:26:57] that there was a dog, apparently tied to a cliff. [00:27:01] This apparently happened in Argentina. [00:27:07] a boat on the Paraná River found a dog tied with a [00:27:10] rope on a cliff, in what one of the men described as [00:27:14] clear animal abuse. The rescue was [00:27:17] recorded on video and shared on YouTube, where [00:27:21] quickly accumulated praise in the comments section. [00:27:24] The images show the moment when the crew of the boat [00:27:28] stopped their journey upon spotting the immobilized animal on the shore. [00:27:32] One of... the men disembarks, cuts the rope that held the dog [00:27:35] tied, and lifts it onto the [00:27:38] said, once on board, the dog received caresses and, [00:27:42] given the possibility that it hadn't eaten for a long time, they offered it half [00:27:46] a milanesa. It sounds like they abandoned it, said one of the men in the [00:27:50] video as he observed the isolated place where the dog was. [00:27:54] The channel's creator went further and said: I suspect they threw it [00:27:57] there, not just abandoned it. If someone knows this dog and knows the person who [00:28:01] had it, they know that it's not good, not a good [00:28:04] person. The rescuers named it Pellegrini [00:28:08] and what followed was partly the journey through the province of Buenos [00:28:12] Aires. [00:28:18] At this hour comes our recommendation of the day, brought to you by [00:28:21] Loto La Lotería de Aruba. The [00:28:24] jackpot keeps growing. 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Far from being agitated by the presence of the [00:29:22] crew, the mammal settled on a bunk and [00:29:25] remained lying down in a relaxed posture. The sequence there [00:29:29] began to circulate on social media after the sailors themselves shared [00:29:33] the images of the episode. In the recording, the animal is seen [00:29:36] inside the boat's rest area, resting on one of the [00:29:40] crew's beds. [00:29:43] That's all for our broadcast today, from our entire team that makes [00:29:47] Primera Plana possible, we want to thank you for your loyal tuning, [00:29:50] remember to stay well connected to our social networks, on Facebook [00:29:54] of Primera Plana, also of [00:29:57] that happened today with this unfortunate earthquake and [00:30:01] the aftershocks that have occurred in Colombia. Continue with the good [00:30:05] programming and see you tomorrow.