Colombia

Buenaventura residents criticise state neglect after Colombia’s earthquake

Locals in impoverished areas say the insufficient government response after the earthquake speaks to a broader trend.

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Families angered by slow search for loved ones after Colombia quake

Families are demanding answers over loved ones buried under rubble in Cali, Colombia after Monday’s 7.4 magnitude quake.

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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.

Mexico says Colombia rejected its earthquake rescue team

Colombia denies politics played a role after Mexico said its military rescuers were refused entry.

Colombia earthquake: Hospitals adapt to save lives amid widespread damage

Earthquake damages Cali’s hospitals, forcing medical staff to prioritize critical patients as rescue teams work nonstop.

Colombia earthquake response tests new far-right government

Disaster tests President Abelardo de la Espriella and his government as it scrambles to find survivors and provide aid.

Hope fades as teams dig for survivors in Colombia earthquake

People wait as rescuers search for their relative amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Pereira, Colombia. [Luis Acosta/AFP]

A Mexican rescue worker searches through rubble two days after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia. [Santiago Saldarriaga/AP Photo]

Patients from a clinic evacuated due to earthquake damage lie in beds at a temporary facility set up in a gymnasium at a nearby school in Cali. [Santiago Saldarriaga/AP Photo]

Rescue efforts in Colombia following Monday’s devastating earthquake have entered what officials called the “final phase” as the death toll rose to 265, with more than 3,500 others wounded. [Raul Arboleda/AFP]

Volunteers take part in a supply collection drive for the earthquake victims, at the Nemesio Camacho 'El Campin' stadium, in Bogota. [Esteban Vega La-Rotta/AFP]

Rescue crews on Wednesday were fast approaching the 72-hour mark since the quake, the period during which survivors are considered most likely to be found alive beneath collapsed buildings. [Luis Acosta/AFP]

The magnitude 7.4 earthquake was the strongest to hit Colombia this century. Nearly 500 people remain missing, according to local authorities, and more than 9,550 homes have been destroyed. [Fernando Vergara/AP Photo]

People sleep in a park after their homes were damaged by an earthquake that struck Pereira, Colombia. [Fernando Vergara/AP Photo]

Pereira, in the heart of Colombia’s coffee region, and Cali, the country’s third-largest city, reported 83 and 74 deaths, respectively. [Raul Arboleda/AFP]

Rescue workers and volunteers remove rubble as they search for survivors at the site of collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Cali. [Raul Arboleda/AFP]