# Colombia quake death toll reaches 265 as search enters ‘final phase’

https://mins.news/en/item/20843

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-13 04:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/13/search-efforts-in-colombia-enter-final-phase-as-quake-toll-reaches-265?traffic_source=rss

> Rescue operations after Colombia’s magnitude 7.4 earthquake are nearing the 72-hour mark, which officials call the “final phase” for finding survivors. The quake has killed 265 people, injured more than 3,500 and left nearly 500 missing. President Abelardo de la Espriella pledged an emergency rebuilding fund and declared an economic emergency.

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