Conflict · Colombia 7.4 quakeColombia's 7.4 Quake Nears 300 Dead as Rescuers Race for SurvivorsAired August 14, 2026 at 9:33 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00More than 260 people [music] are dead.0:02The toll now nearing 300 after a 7.40:05magnitude earthquake centered in Chocó0:08on Colombia's [music] Pacific coast 30:09days ago.0:11Thousands more are injured and hundreds0:13remain unaccounted for, though the0:15number missing has dropped significantly0:16[music]0:16through the first 3 days. The scale is0:18still coming into focus 3 days after the0:20quake [music]0:21with thousands hurt and the search for0:23the missing continuing. The epicenter0:25was in Chocó on the Pacific, [music] but0:26the heaviest losses stretch across the0:28west. Cali has the highest death toll0:31with severe damage also in Pereira and0:33Manizales. [music] In Pereira, one of0:35the most impacted cities, crews spent0:37about 15 hours searching a demolished0:40building for survivors, [music]0:41including a hoped-for rescue of a0:4313-year-old girl. The operation ended0:45with demolition and no one rescued.0:47Hundreds remain unsheltered with urgent0:49need for water, food, and shelter.0:51[music] While some residents are staying0:52inside damaged homes for fear of0:54looting. Help is beginning to move. Aid0:56distribution [music] is underway after0:57the Mexican team arrived with more0:59support pledged from the United States,1:00[music] the United Nations, Israel, and1:02El Salvador as international rescuers1:04deploy, but access in the Chocó1:06epicenter remains limited to boat-only1:08routes and [music] blocked roads. Rescue1:10and relief operations continue across1:11Pereira, Cali, and Chocó [music] as1:13teams push to reach isolated areas with1:16the final counts of dead, injured, and1:17missing still not confirmed.1:20Like and follow for more stories that1:21matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗