Juan Felipe Mercado
ColombiaunknownMaleb. 19868.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Juan Felipe Mercado is a 37-year-old resident of Pereira, Colombia, who gained attention after recounting his harrowing experience escaping from a collapsing apartment during a 7.4 magnitude earthquake. He was carrying his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter, María Belén, in his arms when the tremors began, prompting him and three others to flee for their lives amidst falling debris and cracking walls.
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Juan Felipe Mercado described how he saved his baby during a violent earthquake in Pereira.
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Juan Felipe Mercado escaped with his daughter from the collapse of his building during the earthquake.
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Juan Felipe Mercado was carrying his daughter when the earthquake struck, and he managed to escape with her.
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Juan Felipe Mercado escaped from a collapsing apartment while holding his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter, María Belén, in his arms during a 7.4 magnitude earthquake.
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