Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
A powerful earthquake caused deadly destruction across western Colombia, damaging and collapsing buildings in Cali and other cities. The strong shaking was felt as far away as Bogota, where residents evacuated buildings.
Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)Rescue workers carry Diana Troncoso after pulling her from the rubble the day after an earthquake struck Pereira, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)A vehicle is crushed by debris after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Diaz)Patients are evacuated from a hospital after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)Rescue workers cut through debris as they attempt to rescue survivor Daniela Largo, who was trapped in the rubble the day after an earthquake struck Pereira, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Residents search through the rubble after an earthquake struck Pereira, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Angel Lopez)Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella leaves after leading an earthquake response meeting in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Sebastian Barros)A man leaves an apartment building after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)Volunteers and rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building a day after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)A rescue worker searches through the rubble after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)Patients from a clinic evacuated due to earthquake damage lie in beds at a temporary facility set up in a gymnasium at a nearby school in Cali, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)Residents stand outside the Cathedral of Manizales after it was damaged by an earthquake in Manizales, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.(AP Photo/John Jairo Bonilla)Osmel Soto lowers furniture as he moves out of his damaged home two days after an earthquake struck Pereira, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)People sleep in a park after their homes were damaged by an earthquake that struck Pereira, Colombia, two days earlier, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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