# A tale of two buildings: how quake rescue efforts differed in Colombia and Venezuela

https://mins.news/en/item/22918

- Reuters, 2026-08-15 11:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/tale-two-buildings-how-quake-rescue-efforts-differed-colombia-venezuela-2026-08-15/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a804a45325a7500012aafc8

> At Venezuela’s flattened Los Cocos apartment block, civilians worked with little support to recover survivors and the dead from the rubble. In neighboring Colombia, officials rushed to help after residential towers collapsed in Cali.

## Stories

- [Colombia Earthquake Relief Efforts](https://mins.news/en/topic/colombia-earthquake-response) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/colombia-earthquake-response.md

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