Rescuers look for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Pereira, Colombia on August 10, 2026.
Colombian volunteers and rescuers sifted through rubble with bare hands and buckets Monday, hunting for survivors following a massive 7.4-magnitude quake that has claimed the lives of at least 111 people.
The quake struck several cities across Colombia's picturesque coffee region and Pacific shortly after 7:30 am (1230 GMT), sending panicked residents onto the streets and damaging at least 1,500 buildings.
"People ran out naked, people jumped from the second floor of their homes," Wilmer Cuesta, a law student in Quibdo, told AFP, recounting violent shaking.
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella -- just three days after being sworn into the job -- declared a state of emergency and vowed a concerted rescue effort.
