Pereira, Colombia, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) - Colombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 240

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2026-08-11

Colombian volunteers on Tuesday dredged through rubble, searching for survivors from an earthquake that killed at least 240 people and leveled more than a hundred homes and office buildings. The quake struck several cities across Colombia's western coffee-growing region and Pacific belt at 7:34 am (1234 GMT) Monday, toppling structures, swaying towers and tossing roof tiles to the ground. Electricity was all but gone in the hardest-hit city of Pe......

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