Woman pulled alive from rubble 36 hours after Colombia quake

Following a 10-hour rescue operation, emergency workers pulled the 32-year-old from beneath slabs of concrete.

Colombia Coffee Exports Partially Resume After Quake

Colombia partially resumed coffee exports through Buenaventura port, on the country’s the Pacific coast, after the earthquake, according to the Gustavo Gómez, head of the country’s coffee exporters association, Asoexport.

By Oscar Medina

Colombia earthquake deaths climb to 239; hundreds remain missing

Scores of buildings collapsed in the strongest temblor to strike the South American country in at least a decade.

By Joshua Yang, Helena Carpio

Colombia quake death toll hits 265, as rescuers race against the clock

Tonnes of aid from regional partners began to roll into Colombia on Wednesday, as the search for survivors in the rubble of a powerful earthquake grew more desperate after the temblor razed buildings, buckled roads and crushed cars. The devastation has tested Colombia’s new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, and his government as it scrambles to respond to the disaster and civil society as it pushes to provide aid to the most affected communities. De la Espriella said Wednesday evening that...

By Associated Press

Search for Colombia’s quake survivors enters critical period

Colombia’s President Abelardo De La Espriella on Wednesday vowed to set up an emergency fund to help rebuild hospitals, schools, homes and infrastructure destroyed by Monday’s earthquake, which killed 265 and left nearly 500 people unaccounted for. “This is undoubtedly a tragedy of immense proportions,” De La Espriella, who was inaugurated three days before the […]

Colombia in 'final phase' of quake search as deaths rise

Colombia's earthquake rescue efforts have entered what officials called the "final phase", as rescuers searched for signs of life beneath collapsed buildings before the critical first 72 hours came to an end.

Colombia enters ‘final phase’ of quake search as toll rises

Crews are approaching 72 hours since Monday's magnitude 7.4 quake, a period when survivors are considered most likely to be found alive beneath collapsed buildings.

Colombia president vows reconstruction fund as search for quake survivors enters critical period

Around 3,770 people were injured and more than 9,550 homes were destroyed in the quake.

Controversy in Colombia over refusal to allow foreign search and rescue teams

The government of President Abelardo de la Espriella has been criticized over its refusal to accept foreign search and rescue workers in the crucial hours after Monday’s earthquake. One of the first to raise the alarm was China’s ambassador to Bogota, Zhu Jingyang, who called on the government on Tuesday to “release the name of […] The post Controversy in Colombia over refusal to allow foreign search and rescue teams appeared first on Colombia News.

By Adriaan Alsema