Colombia’s rescuers search rubble as hope fades on finding survivors

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

Rescue teams in Colombia are scaling back searches after a powerful earthquake killed at least 265 people, with around 500 still missing.

Rescue and relief efforts are underway in Colombia in the aftermath of a horrific 7.4-magnitude earthquake. CBS News' Lilia Luciano reports from Pereira, Colombia.

CALI/PEREIRA, Colombia Aug 13 - Hopes of finding more survivors from 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.

Colombia's earthquake death toll rose to 265 in Pereira by 12 August 2026, with almost 500 still missing. Rescuers described scenes of horror as the critical 72-hour survival window closed.

Colombia's earthquake death toll rose to 265 in Pereira by 12 August 2026, with almost 500 still missing. Rescuers described scenes of horror as the critical 72-hour survival window closed.

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

Rescue workers are struggling to find survivors amid the concrete and debris after a powerful earthquake hit western Colombia. At least 170 people died, and that is number likely to rise.

Rescue teams in Mumbai's Kurla are using a victim location camera to check for survivors who may be trapped in gaps beneath the debris.

More than 5,000 homes damaged while hundreds more were destroyed

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.

Death toll rises after 7.4 Colombia earthquake, rescuers search rubble  usatoday.com

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.