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Rescuers search for survivors after powerful earthquake in western Colombia

NPR | By John Otis,
Michel Martin
Published August 12, 2026 at 3:45 AM CDT

Rescue workers are struggling to find survivors amid the concrete and debris after a powerful earthquake hit western Colombia. At least 170 people died, and that is number likely to rise.

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John Otis
Michel Martin
Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition.