Colombia: Hundreds still missing as earthquake resue effort continues

In Colombia hopes are fading of finding survivors after Monday’s powerful earthquake. Rescue teams are now turning their focus to recovering bodies, but families are still holding out hope of finding their loved ones alive beneath the rubble. Many have taken matters into their own hands, as our reporters found when the

Crews began shifting from a search-and-rescue effort to debris removal at many sites, a sign ​the disaster response was entering a grimmer phase after the crucial first 72 hours.

CALI/PEREIRA, Colombia, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Hopes of finding more survivors of the powerful earthquake that rocked Colombia early this week were fading on Thursday as rescue workers narrowed their searches, while families in the worst-hit areas waited for news of missing relatives.

The director of Colombia’s disaster management agency UNGRD said Thursday that at least 273 people died and that 377 were missing from the region that was struck by a 7.4M earthquake on Monday. According to UNGRD director David Tamayo, the earthquake affected a total of 97,515 people. So far, rescue workers and neighbo

Hundreds still missing in Colombia as desperation grips earthquake rescue effort  Reuters

Scores of buildings collapsed in the strongest temblor to strike the South American country in at least a decade.

A powerful 7.4 earthquake in Colombia killed at least 181 people as rescuers search for survivors and thousands remain missing.

Authorities revised the death toll down to 216 after local officials in Cali corrected earlier figures.

Authorities revised the death toll down to 216 after local officials in Cali corrected earlier figures.

Colombia entered a second day of search-and-rescue operations Tuesday after a magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck the country a day earlier.

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella stated that at least 181 people perished in the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Monday

Search and rescue efforts resumed Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a Monday’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake left over 3000 missing, with many trapped under the debris.