Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors

Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors  Reuters

By Monday night, more than 2,700 people had been reported missing.

The country's strongest earthquake in a century, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, is one of its deadliest natural disasters in years

Colombian volunteers and rescuers yesterday cleared rubble with their bare hands to search for survivors after the country’s strongest earthquake in a decade killed at least 169 people and smashed dozens of buildings.The magnitude 7.4 quake struck cities across Colombia’s western region shortly after 7:30am on Monday,

Dogs and drones have been deployed to search for those trapped under collapsed buildings, with local authorities reporting at least 150 deaths from the nation's strongest earthquake in a decade.

Thousands remain unaccounted for, with many buried under rubble and rescuers yet to reach more isolated communities. The true scale of the destruction is emerging only slowly, with the death toll likely to rise steeply.

Colombian volunteers and rescuers cleared rubble with their bare hands and buckets to search for survivors early Tuesday (August 11) after the country's strongest earthquake in a decade killed at least 132 people and smashed dozens of buildings.

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.

More than 2,700 people were reported missing on Monday night, after the country was struck by its strongest earthquake on record.

Rescue crews dug through mountains of shattered concrete in western Colombia on Tuesday, racing to find survivors after a powerful earthquake killed more than 200 people, according to estimates from local authorities.

A powerful 7.4-magnitude Colombia earthquake has killed at least 132 people. Rescuers are scrambling to find survivors amidst widespread destruction.

Rescuers race for survivors after Colombia quake kills 111  USA Today

The quake's epicentre was 100km deep and was felt in Equador, Panama and Venezuela.