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Colombia: Hope persists as rescuers search rubble after Colombia earthquake.

Aug 14, 2026

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SHOTLIST CALI, COLOMBIA (AUG. 13, 2026) 1. PEOPLE AND RESCUERS NEAR COLLAPSED BUILDINGS, MEN HUGGING 2. RESCUERS STANDING NEXT TO RUBBLE 3. MEDIUM OF RUBBLE 4. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS AND PEOPLE AROUND COLLAPSED BUILDING 5. RESCUERS ON RUBBLE, ONE TURNING VALVE ON OXYGEN CYLINDER 6. MEDIUM OF EXHAUSTED, SWEATY RESCUERS, ONE DRINKING WATER 7. VEHICLES ON STREET 8. LARGE COLOMBIAN FLAG HANGING FROM HIGH-RISE BUILDING 9. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE UNLOADING RELIEF SUPPLIES FROM TRUCK, SORTING AND ORGANIZING THEM 10. PILE OF SACKS CONTAINING RELIEF SUPPLIES 11. PEOPLE STANDING NEXT TO PILE OF RELIEF SUPPLIES AND TALKING 12. PILE OF PLASTIC SACKS CONTAINING DRY FOOD PACKAGES 13. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SORTING AND ORGANIZING RELIEF SUPPLIES 14. MEDIUM OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT IN BUCKETS FOR USE IN SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS 15. MEN SITTING NEXT TO BOTTLES OF WATER 16. PEOPLE STANDING NEXT TO SACKS CONTAINING HUMANITARIAN AID 17. PEOPLE STANDING IN LINE, PASSING HUMANITARIAN AID SUPPLIES FROM HAND TO HAND CALI, COLOMBIA - AUG. 13: Search and rescue teams worked through collapsed structures in Colombia's Cali on Thursday, Aug. 13, three days after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the country, as hopes of finding more survivors remained alive. Specialized rescue teams, supported by volunteers, searched through rubble for people who may still be trapped beneath collapsed buildings, while the chances of finding survivors diminished as more time passed. The earthquake struck western Colombia on Aug. 10, with its epicenter near San Jose del Palmar in Choco department, according to the Colombian Geological Service. Tremors were felt across the country and in neighboring nations. The death toll has risen to 281, while 3,971 people were injured and 379 remained missing, EFE reported, citing Colombian authorities. President Abelardo de la Espriella declared a state of economic emergency and national disaster as rescue operations were carried out in some of the hardest-hit cities, including Cali, Pereira, Quibdo, Manizales and Armenia.
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