Hope Flickers Amidst Rubble: Colombia Seeks Survivors Four Days Post Quake
Rescuers and volunteers are still searching for survivors and missing people as authorities report 287 dead and nearly 4,000 injured.
- On Friday, rescue teams in Colombia continued searching for survivors four days after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the province of Choco, leaving 287 people dead and nearly 4,000 injured.
- The powerful quake struck shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Monday, with its epicenter near San Jose del Palmar, toppling apartment blocks and damaging infrastructure across western Colombia from Cali to Pereira.
- Volunteer Julio Cesar Pineda, 67, joined rescue efforts after his home fell, stating, "We'll keep going as long as God permits, as long as we have the strength," as teams combed through debris.
- President Abelardo De La Espriella visited affected areas on Friday, facing criticism for his initial handling of foreign aid before the government accepted international assistance from multiple countries.
- Authorities report nearly 400 people remain missing as rescuers navigate scores of aftershocks, though officials acknowledge the window for finding survivors is narrowing despite cases of people surviving up to 10 days.
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Hope flickers amidst rubble: Colombia seeks survivors four days post quake
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Organized communities cry for the immediate resumption of search and rescue operations, clinging to the hope of finding survivors alive.
A piece of debris is still lying on the window beam. Directly below, a man had played on the harmonica when the earth quaked in Colombia.
In this area of southern Cali, where until a few days ago two five-story apartment towers were built, concrete remains and collapsed structures are now predominant.
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