Search teams comb rubble in Colombia nearly a week after quake as aid effort expands
Official estimates put the death toll at 290, with 140 people missing and nearly 4,000 injured as relief efforts expand.
- Nearly a week after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, search teams worked through rubble in Cali and Pereira as official estimates put the death toll at around 290, with 140 still missing.
- The earthquake struck areas from the Pacific port of Buenaventura through Colombia's coffee-growing region, and ongoing aftershocks continue threatening crews navigating unstable, collapsed buildings across affected neighborhoods.
- Coordinating organization Sencia reported more than 7,000 volunteers dispatched 700 tons of aid over five days, while Pereira authorities extended emergency help to injured pets and families displaced by the disaster.
- President Abelardo Espriella, facing his first major crisis since taking office, announced that billionaire Jaime Gilinski will donate 150 billion Colombian pesos to rebuild hospitals and schools in Cali.
- Rescue efforts increasingly give way to body recovery as hopes for survivors fade, while the national relief operation expands to support nearly 4,000 injured citizens and thousands displaced by the disaster.
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Tras una semana de la tragedia, estas son las cifras del terremoto y las claves de los rescates en Colombia
(LPL/CNN) – Siete días pasaron desde que la tierra se sacudió en Colombia, dejó en escombros a miles de viviendas y causó más de 280 muertos, el terremoto más fuerte en lo que va del siglo XXI en el país. La atención de la emergencia, distribuida en 15 departamentos con diferente grado de gravedad en territorios muy desiguales, también desató algunas controversias políticas sobre la ayuda internacional, mientras se va cerrando la posibilidad de …
By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español Seven days passed since the earth shook in Colombia, left thousands of homes in rubble and caused more than 280 deaths, the strongest earthquake in the 21st century in the country. Emergency care, distributed in 15 departments with different The post After a week of the tragedy, these are the figures of the earthquake and the keys to the rescues in Colombia appeared first on KVIA.
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Photos, memories all that remain for Colombia's bereaved after quake
Marlene Nino, a 70-year-old retired lawyer who lost her sister Doris, said she felt grateful for the volunteers who helped recover some of her photos from the ruins. "We're left with the memories," she told AFP as she showed a picture of herself with her sister and other relatives. "They have an enormously great sentimental value." She feels a mix of "joy, sadness and nostalgia," she said. The building's management is overseeing the recovery of …
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