PEREIRA/CALI — Colombia on Wednesday declared three days of mourning for victims of an earthquake that demolished buildings in the west of the country, killing more than 200 people, as rescue crews continued searching collapsed buildings in western Colombia.

People remained trapped in Cali, one of Colombia's largest cities, after more than two dozen structures collapsed, Mayor Alejandro Eder said.

The powerful earthquake was felt in nine departments and all 32 of Colombia’s departmental capitals

Residents and emergency personnel dig through the debris of a partially collapsed building after an earthquake, in Pereira, Colombia August 10, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]

Residents and emergency personnel dig through the debris of a collapsed building after an earthquake, in Cali, Colombia, August 10, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]