After Deadly Earthquake in Colombia, a Late-Night Hunt for Survivors

“We heard them screaming,” said one rescuer in Cali, where rescuers face a race against time to find the living.

By Genevieve Glatsky and Julie Turkewitz

‘Every minute counts’ as rescuers race to find survivors after deadly Colombia earthquake

People being pulled from collapsed buildings day after 7.4 magnitude quake hit, in response experts say contrasts favourably with Venezuela’s Colombian rescue workers are racing to find survivors after the country’s deadliest earthquake this century killed at least 224 people and left at least 3,000 missing. In Cali, one of the worst affected cities, firefighters said they had pulled a 35-year-old man from the wreckage of a collapsed building shortly before 4am on Tuesday – nearly 24 hours af...

By Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Thomas Graham in Bogotá

Colombia: Dozens killed after large earthquake rocks region

A powerful earthquake, initially measured at magnitude 7.4, has struck Colombia, killing at least 73 people. Cities including Cali, Pereira and Manizales were among the hardest-hit.

Colombia hurries to find earthquake survivor as death toll climbs

The country's strongest earthquake in a century, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, is one of its deadliest natural disasters in years

By AFP

Sheinbaum pledges ‘all the support’ Colombia needs following deadly earthquake: Monday’s mañanera recapped

The 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western Colombia this morning was among the topics of concern at today's mañanera, as well as the challenges regarding students' use of mobile devices inside and outside the classroom. The post Sheinbaum pledges ‘all the support’ Colombia needs following deadly earthquake: Monday’s mañanera recapped appeared first on Mexico News Daily

By MND Staff

West Colombia earthquake killed more than 227 people, say local authorities

Local and regional authorities have said that at least 227 people were confirmed killed in Monday’s earthquake while search and rescue teams continue to look for survivors. So far, 120 people were confirmed dead in Valle del Cauca where locals said that entire towns in the north of the province were all but destroyed by […] The post West Colombia earthquake killed more than 227 people, say local authorities appeared first on Colombia News.

By Adriaan Alsema

Search for more survivors continues in Colombia - The Copenhagen Post

Search for more survivors continues in Colombia  The Copenhagen Post