David Salazar AFP·11 Aug, 2026 06:08 PM4 mins to readA rescue team member searches for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Pereira, Colombia on August 11, 2026. Photo / Jaime Saldarriaga, AFPColombian volunteers cleared rubble by hand through the night in the hunt for survivors from an earthquake that killed at least 240 people and levelled more than a hundred homes and office buildings.
The quake struck several cities across Colombia’s coffee region and Pacific belt at 7.34am local time Monday,
