August 13, 2026 / 7:48 AM EDT
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Rescuers in Colombia were making last-ditch efforts to locate earthquake survivors early Thursday as the critical 72-hour window for rescue operations neared its end. The magnitude 7.4 quake, the strongest to hit Colombia this century, has killed 265 people, injured almost 3,500 and left almost 500 missing, according to Colombia's new president Abelardo de la Espriella. Civilian-run databases put the number of missing at more than 4,100. Nearlly 26,000 families were affected, de la Espriella said. "Our efforts are focused on the disappeared," he told journalists in Bogotá, Colombia's capital.
Firefighters search through rubble two days after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, on Aug. 12, 2026.
