# Colombia rescue efforts continue after deadly earthquake

https://mins.news/en/item/18803

- France 24, 2026-08-11 06:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/colombia-rescue-efforts-press-on-after-deadly-earthquake

> Rescue operations in western Colombia continued into a second day on Tuesday. Emergency crews searched through collapsed buildings and homes reduced to rubble. Expectations grew that the death toll could rise further after what is described as the country’s most powerful earthquake in decades. Teams remained focused on finding people beneath the destruction.

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