Colombian rescuers race against the clock to find survivors after devastating earthquake

Disaster has tested Colombia’s new government as it scrambles to provide aid to the vulnerable communities most affected by the quake

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 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.

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.

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.