WorldPingRescue efforts across western Colombia carried into a second day on Tuesday as emergency workers dug through collapsed buildings and flattened homes, amid expectations that the death toll from the country's most powerful earthquake in decades could rise.
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Read the full report at France 24Footage shared on social media shows a baby being rescued from the bloody arms of a man trapped underneath a destroyed building in Cali after a powerful earthquake struck Colombia.
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WorldPing'Heard a whisper': Baby rescued from rubble 48 hrs after Colombia quake - video — full report at Times of India.
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WorldPingThe death toll is rising in Colombia following the country’s worst earthquake in decades. At least 240 people have been confirmed killed in the west of the country, many of them found beneath the rubble of their homes.
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WorldPingThe earthquake killed at least 181 people and left 2,595 injured, according to Colombian authorities. At least 195 remained missing, but civilian-run databases put that number closer to 4,000.
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Over 1,100 homes were destroyed when Colombia was struck by its strongest earthquake on record.
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WorldPingGovernment spokesperson Lalida Persvivatana stated that the government is strengthening gun regulations, cracking down on illegal firearms, and raising awareness about gun ownership responsibilities and limits…
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