A Rescue Effort After Colombia’s Earthquake

Our reporter Genevieve Glatsky, who is based in Colombia, witnesses the rescue of a buried earthquake survivor in the city of Cali.

By Genevieve Glatsky, Leila Medina and Federico Rios

Earthquake response strains Colombia's new government and rescuers

The earthquake killed at least 181 people and left 2,595 injured, according to Colombian authorities. At least 195 remained missing, but civilian-run databases put that number closer to 4,000.

By The Associated Press

On the ground in Cali, Colombia’s worst-hit city after the quake

Reporting from the rubble of an apartment building, Al Jazeera’s Latin America Editor Lucia Newman describes the scene.

Colombian woman pulled alive from rubble as earthquake death toll tops 200

Colombian rescuers pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building on Tuesday, sparking cheers and applause as exhausted crews raced to find more survivors from the country’s strongest earthquake in a century. Daniela Largo was carried from the wreckage wrapped in a blue blanket as rescuers embraced and relatives shouted out with joy. Soldiers, firefighters and volunteers continued to scour collapsed buildings across western Colombia after Monday’s 7.4-magnitude...

By Agence France-Presse

Colombia earthquake death toll rises to over 250 as rescuers dig through rubble for survivors

More than 5,000 homes damaged while hundreds more were destroyed

By Nelson Bocanegra, Luis Jaime Acosta and Julia Symmes Cobb

Colombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 240

PEREIRA (COLOMBIA) - Colombian volunteers on Tuesday dredged through rubble, searching for survivors from an earthquake that killed at least 240 people and leveled more than a hundred homes and office buildings.

Colombia quake death toll tops 250

7.4-magnitude quake hits coffee-growing heartland

By Reuters

All registered Malaysians in Colombia safe after 7.4-magnitude quake, says Wisma Putra

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 12 — The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that all registered Malaysians in Colombia are safe and acc...

Colombia quake kills 224, leaves 700 injured

A powerful 7.4 magnitude Colombia earthquake has killed 224 and injured 700. Rescue teams are urgently searching for survivors in collapsed buildings acros Read More: https://punchng.com/colombia-quake-kills-224-leaves-700-injured/

By Punch Newspapers

Is Mexico ‘next’? Why Colombia’s deadly quake doesn’t raise the seismic odds here

Mexicans watched in horror videos of this week's devastating quake in Colombia, with many having undergone similar experiences. But even though the two countries share the Pacific Ring of Fire, the seismic activity in one does not affect the other. The post Is Mexico ‘next’? Why Colombia’s deadly quake doesn’t raise the seismic odds here appeared first on Mexico News Daily

By MND Staff

Colombia: Foreign Affairs Ministry not aware of any Belgian earthquake victims - The Brussels Times

Colombia: Foreign Affairs Ministry not aware of any Belgian earthquake victims  The Brussels Times