An attack involving explosives dropped from drones followed by a clash inside a military compound in northeastern Colombia has killed at least three soldiers and wounded four, Colombia’s army said Saturday. Local authorities blamed the attack late Friday on the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN). It targeted a military unit in the municipality of Ocaña, […]
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Colombia earthquake survivors are reliving a nightmare from 1999: “You feel a sense of powerlessness”
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Jahir Rodríguez knew what was happening when he saw thick, dark clouds forming near his home in western Colombia on Monday morning. Parts of his dear Pereira were crumbling. The urban planner and former professor also knows what happens next after a powerful earthquake devastates whole communities. He sprang into action after a deadly 1999 quake […]
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Rescuers in Colombia were making last-ditch efforts to locate earthquake survivors early Thursday as the critical 72-hour window for rescue operations neared its end. The magnitude 7.4 quake, the strongest to hit Colombia this century, has killed 265 people, injured almost 3,500 and left almost 500 missing, according to Colombia’s new president Abelardo de la […]
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48 hours after the devastating earthquake in Colombia, its president said the death toll jumped to 181 people, and thousands were still reported missing. Lilia Luciano reports on a rescue effort in a hard-hit city. Miraculous rescue gives moment of hope in Colombia after devastating earthquake #Miraculous #rescue #moment #hope #Colombia #devastating #earthquake
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Tons 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 government as it scrambles to respond to the disaster […]
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See the moment a woman was pulled from debris following devastating Colombia earthquake
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See the moment a woman was pulled from debris following devastating Colombia earthquake – CBS News Watch CBS News The search for survivors continues in Colombia after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck earlier this week. The country’s president says more than 180 people have been killed and thousands are injured. Lilia Luciano has the […]
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Footage posted on social media shows a young baby being pulled alive from the rubble of a destroyed building in Colombia after a 7.-magnitude earthquake struck the country Monday. The video, posted by Brian Osorio Zuluaga on Monday night, shows a group of people combing through the rubble of a building, asking a survivor trapped […]
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The worst earthquake on record hit Colombia on Monday, measuring a magnitude of 7.4. Colombia’s new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, said at least 181 people are dead, with hundreds more missing. Lilia Luciano reports from Colombia. Colombia reels from worst earthquake on record: "It felt like it'd never end" #Colombia #reels #worst #earthquake #record […]
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Search for survivors after powerful earthquake in Colombia – CBS News Watch CBS News Officials say more than 111 people have died and more are missing after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia on Monday. There’s now an urgent search for survivors. Lilia Luciano reports. Search for survivors after powerful earthquake in Colombia #Search #survivors #powerful […]
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Colombia earthquake rescuers race to find survivors in rubble as death toll increases to at least 132
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Rescue workers and volunteers rushed to clear rubble as they searched for survivors in Colombia early Tuesday after the country was struck by its strongest earthquake on record. As of Monday afternoon, at least 132 people had died and more than 570 others had been injured, according to the Colombian Association of Capital Cities, a […]
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