Woman pulled alive from Colombia quake rubble as toll rises
PEREIRA, Colombia
Rescuers pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in the western city of Pereira on Aug. 11 as crews continued searching for survivors of Colombia’s magnitude-7.4 earthquake.
Daniela Largo was carried from the wreckage wrapped in a blue blanket, prompting cheers and applause from relatives and rescue workers.
“We were losing hope and then we received a call,” her mother, Sandra Milena Perez, said. She said a resident heard cries beneath the rubble and began clearing debris with neighbors before professional rescue teams arrived.
