Race to reach trapped survivors offers hope in Colombia quake zone

Race to reach trapped survivors offers hope in Colombia quake zone  Reuters

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.

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

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.

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.

Rescues of people buried under rubble after a massive earthquake struck Colombia are becoming less frequent three days after the temblor. Local authorities are doing what they can for survivors.

Tonnes of aid from regional partners began to roll into Colombia on Wednesday, as the search for survivors in the rubble of a powerful earthquake grew more desperate after the temblor razed buildings, buckled roads and crushed cars. The devastation has tested Colombia’s new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, and his

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

Efraín Gallego does not lose faith that his brother will be found alive, although when he speaks about him, trapped beneath the rubble of a building, his voice breaks and he swallows hard until he regains his composure.

A 32-year-old woman has been rescued alive in Pereira after spending 36 hours trapped beneath a collapsed building. Rescuers located her 10 hours before reaching her.

A 32-year-old woman has been rescued alive in Pereira after spending 36 hours trapped beneath a collapsed building. Rescuers located her 10 hours before reaching her.

According to information shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Mumbai Fire Brigade, the incident happened at 3:48 am on Wednesday. The landslide occurred at Gaushiya Chawl in Ghatkopar's Chirag Nagar.

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