Colombia declares three days of mourning after deadly earthquake
Hundreds are dead as rescuers race to find survivors of the magnitude 7.4 quake.

Hundreds are dead as rescuers race to find survivors of the magnitude 7.4 quake.

![A rescuer shines his mobile phone's torchlight through the rubble, as search-and-rescue operations continue at the Torres de Limonar building in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Cali, Colombia, August 11, 2026. [REUTERS/Sergio Acero]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-1786531017.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

![A volunteer signals for silence as rescuers attempt to locate survivors beneath the debris. [Euan Wallace / Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC07051-2-1786487312.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)






Video shows soldiers running from buildings at a military base in Cali as a magnitude 7.4 earthquake

Video from Pereira airport in Colombia shows violent shaking during a magnitude 7.4 earthquake

Rescue teams are searching collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia.

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At least 111 people are dead after a destructive 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit western Colombia.









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