# Colombia earthquake rescue efforts enter ‘final phase’ as death toll rises

https://mins.news/en/item/20759

- France 24, 2026-08-13 01:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260813-colombia-earthquake-rescue-efforts-enter-final-phase-as-death-toll-rises

> Colombian rescuers raced against time on Wednesday to find survivors in collapsed buildings after the country’s strongest earthquake this century. The magnitude 7.4 quake has killed 265 people, injured more than 3,500 and left nearly 500 missing.

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