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Colombia rescuers cling to hope as quake survival window closes
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers in Colombia made a last-ditch effort to locate earthquake survivors early Thursday, as the critical 72-hour window for finding people alive drew to a c...
15-year-old detained over deadly French forest fire
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
French authorities have detained a 15-year-old youth suspected of starting a forest fire that killed two firefighters, a source close to the investigation told ...
'Dream come true': Owners reunite with pets in quake-hit Colombia
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
A beaming Vickye Giraldo holds her rescued kitten tight against her chest outside her ruined home in quake-hit Cali, Colombia.
Mexico says Colombia refusing earthquake rescue help
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Mexico's leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday accused the right-wing Colombian government of refusing to allow in military rescue experts sent by her...
Free hugs ease heartache in Colombia's quake zone
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
On top of medical assistance, food provisions and shelter, Colombia's quake victims also need emotional support after their world was turned upside down this we...
Colombia enters 'final phase' of quake search as toll hits 265
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers in Colombia were making last-ditch efforts to locate earthquake survivors early Thursday, as the critical 72-hour window for rescue operations neared i...
Colombia quake rescue efforts enter 'final phase' as toll hits 239
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia on Wednesday declared three days of mourning for victims of an earthquake that killed 239 people, as rescuers entered what officials called the final p...
Colombia denies rejecting quake help on ideological grounds
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia's new hard-right government on Wednesday denied it rejected offers of earthquake assistance on ideological grounds, after only accepting rescue teams f...
Colombia declares three days mourning for quake victims
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
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 p...
Colombia enters 'final phase' of quake search as toll hits 265
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia's earthquake rescue efforts entered what officials called the "final phase" on Wednesday, as rescuers searched for signs of life beneath collapsed buil...
Colombia rescuers find woman alive as quake death toll passes 240
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Colombian rescuers pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building Tuesday, sparking cheers and applause as exhausted crews raced to fi...
Colombia rescuers find woman alive as quake death toll passes 200
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Colombian rescuers pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building Tuesday, sparking cheers and applause as exhausted crews raced to fi...
CORRECTED: Colombia declares three days mourning for quake victims
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
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 p...
Colombians dig through rubble as quake death toll surpasses 240
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers, soldiers and volunteers searched through collapsed apartment blocks and office buildings Tuesday across western Colombia, racing to find survivors aft...
The perfect storm that turbocharged Venezuela's twin quakes
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
A dangerous cocktail of tectonic positioning, loose earth and shoddy construction contributed to the unprecedented damage caused by Venezuela's twin earthquakes...
Colombia declares three days mourning for quake victims
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia on Wednesday declared three days of mourning for victims of an earthquake that killed more than 200 people and demolished scores of buildings in the we...
Colombia denies rejecting quake help on ideological grounds
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia's hard-right government on Wednesday denied it rejected offers of earthquake assistance on ideological grounds, after only accepting rescue teams from ...
UN chief 'saddened' by deadly Colombia earthquake
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is "saddened" by Colombia's earthquake, his spokesman said Tuesday, after at least 181 people died in one of the country's...
Colombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 181
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Colombian volunteers cleared rubble by hand through the night in the hunt for survivors from an earthquake that killed at least 181 people and levelled more tha...
Colombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 240
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Colombian volunteers on Tuesday dredged through rubble, searching for survivors from an earthquake that killed at least 240 people and leveled more than a hundr...
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