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Rescuers race to find Colombia earthquake survivors as death toll rises
More than 3,000 people were reported missing after the country was struck by its strongest earthquake on record.
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WorldPingLocals and officials in Colombia have begun a massive search and rescue effort to find survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck near San José del Palmar in Chocó, with major damage observed in the cities of Cali, Manizales and Pereira.
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Colombia rescuers race against the clock to search for earthquake survivors
Colombian volunteers and rescuers cleared rubble with their bare hands and buckets to search for survivors early Tuesday (August 11) after the country's strongest earthquake in a decade killed at least 132 people and smashed dozens of buildings.
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Search for survivors after powerful earthquake in Colombia
Officials say more than 111 people have died and more are missing after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia on Monday. There's now an urgent search for survivors. Lilia Luciano reports.
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