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

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:31:40 GMT

People being pulled from collapsed buildings day after 7.4 magnitude quake hit, in response experts say contrasts favourably with Venezuela’sColombian rescue workers are racing to find survivors after the country’s deadliest earthquake this century killed at least 240 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 after the 7.4 magnitude quake rattled western Colombia. Continue reading...

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