Colombia hopes for miracles as search for quake victims goes on

Colombia hopes for miracles as search for quake victims goes on

285 have been killed, nearly 4,000 were injured, and 400 others are still missing from a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday.

PEREIRA/BOGOTA, Colombia, Aug 14 - Rescuers raced against time in Colombia on Friday to free a man found alive beneath a collapsed hotel, a rare sign of hope nearly four days after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the Andean nation in decades reduced neighborhoods to rubble and left hundreds dead or missing.

The crucial 72-hour window to find survivors has passed, but rescue teams in Colombia keep digging.

Hopes of finding more survivors of the powerful earthquake that rocked Colombia early this week were fading as rescue workers narrowed their searches, while families in the worst-hit areas waited for news of missing relatives.

Search efforts continue though hopes are fading as teams dig for survivors from the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 250 people.

Rescuers in Colombia made a last-ditch effort to locate earthquake survivors early Thursday, as the critical 72-hour window for finding people alive drew to a close. Our journalist Rosa Perez gives us the lastest information.

Magnitude 7.4 quake, the strongest to hit Colombia this century, has killed 265 people and injured more than 3,500, with almost 500 still missing, according to local authorities. Leer más

The search for survivors in Colombia is entering a fourth day and growing more desperate by the hour following Monday’s earthquake. It comes as firefighters pulled a trapped dog to safety, offering a glimmer of hope in finding more survivors. NBC’s George Solis reports for TODAY.

Crews are approaching 72 hours since Monday's magnitude 7.4 quake, a period when survivors are considered most likely to be found alive beneath collapsed buildings.

World Around 3,770 people were injured and more than 9,550 homes were destroyed in the quake. Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella delivers a statement on recovery efforts following Monday's earthquake, which struck several major cities in western Colombia, at San Carlos Palace in Bogota, Colombia on Aug 12, 2

Colombia president vows reconstruction fund as search for quake survivors enters critical period  Reuters

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The search for survivors from Colombia's earthquake grows more desperate as residents share their survival stories with the ABC.

The quake overwhelmed parts of the health system, turning the rescue effort into one of Colombia's largest disaster responses in years.

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The death toll from Monday's quake continues to rise, as rescue teams race against time to find survivors under the rubble.

Dogs and drones were deployed to search for survivors. At least 220 people were reported dead in the nation’s strongest earthquake in a decade.

The earthquake is Colombia's deadliest since a 6.2-magnitude quake devastated parts of the same western coffee-growing region in January 1999, killing more than 1,000 people.Colombian rescue workers are racing against time to find survivors trapped beneath collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake struck the coun

Rescue workers searched through rubble for survivors of a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, with more than 100 people killed in the country's strongest earthquake this century.

Rescuers race for survivors after Colombia quake kills 111  USA Today