Colombian rescuers pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building on Tuesday, sparking cheers and applause as exhausted crews raced to find more survivors from the country’s strongest earthquake in a century.Daniela Largo was carried from the wreckage wrapped in a blue blanket as rescuers embraced and relatives shouted out with joy.Soldiers, firefighters and volunteers continued to scour collapsed buildings across western Colombia after Monday’s 7.4-magnitude quake.Authorities revised the death toll down to 216 after local officials in Cali corrected earlier figures.“We were losing hope and then we received a call,” said her mother Sandra Milena Perez in Pereira.Perez said a local resident heard cries for help beneath the rubble and joined neighbours in removing debris before professional rescuers arrived.“Thanks to him, today we’re happy,” she said. “At home, her 12-year-old son is waiting for her.”
Colombian woman pulled alive from rubble as quake death toll tops 200
The quake also strained parts of the healthcare system, turning the rescue effort into one of Colombia’s largest disaster responses in years.










