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Colombia Earthquake: Search Continues Amidst Fading Hope for Survivors

Rescue efforts continue in Colombia following a major earthquake, with families expressing anger over the slow search for loved ones and hopes diminishing for finding more survivors, despite some miraculous rescues.

14 Aug, 08:02 — 14 Aug, 22:38
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BBCHigh23h ago

Teens who fled Venezuela after deadly quakes caught in another disaster in Colombia

Deivi Delfín and his brother moved to Colombia after a quake in Venezuela killed their mother, but were caught in another deadly disaster.

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bloombergHigh17h ago

Big Take: A Major Earthquake Challenges Colombia’s President

Today on the Big Take, Bloomberg’s Oscar Medina and Travis Waldron on Colombia’s devastating earthquake, and how it’s testing the country’s new Trump-aligned president.  (Source: Bloomberg)

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France 24High14h ago

Race to free trapped quake survivor offers hope in Colombia

Rescue workers rushed to free a survivor Friday in Colombia amid the rubble left by a powerful earthquake nearly four days earlier that killed at least 285 people and injured 4,000. Some 400 people were still missing and tens of thousands of homes were ​damaged, leaving many Colombians sleeping in shelters or outside.

By FRANCE 24

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EL PAISMostly Factual21h ago

The seven lives of Daniela Largo

The earthquake was just the latest battle with death for this Colombian woman who was rescued in Pereira after 36 hours under the rubble

By María Martín

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hindustan-timesMostly Factual12h ago

Colombia hopes for miracles as search for quake victims goes on

Colombia hopes for miracles as search for quake victims goes on

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jerusalem-postMostly Factual13h ago

Israeli aid delegation arrives in Colombia to assist with post-quake rescue operations

Israel is one of the four countries, alongside the US, Ecuador, and El Salvador, to have been requested by Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella to send a search-and-rescue team.

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ndtvMostly Factual22h ago

Musician Offers Free Hugs To Ease Pain Of Colombia Earthquake Victims

The devastating tremor killed at least 273 people and injured thousands more, while hundreds remain missing.

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Daily SabahMixed22h ago

Colombia vows to keep searching for hundreds missing after quake

Colombia’s disaster relief chief vowed Friday to keep searching for hundreds of people still missing after a massive earthquake, as rescuers combed through rubble in a desperate ef...

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havana-timesMixed8h ago

Those Who Lost Everything in the Colombia Earthquake

Oskar Ortiz and his wife, Carolina, will have to start over after the earthquake destroyed the home they built through 22 years of work. The post Those Who Lost Everything in the Colombia Earthquake appeared first on Havana Times.

By Circles Robinson

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