Rescue crews in western Colombia are urgently searching for survivors after the nation's strongest earthquake in a century killed 241 people and displaced countless families.
The quake struck on Monday morning
Aug 12, 2026
11:06 am
What's the storyThe 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western Colombia on Monday has killed more than 240 people so far and left many homeless. The quake was the strongest to hit the country in a century.
Rescue operations are now underway in Pereira and Cali, where entire blocks have been reduced to rubble.
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