Rescue efforts intensify as quake devastates western Colombia towns

Rescue teams rush to find survivors as western Colombia grapples with deadly earthquake devastation. Search and rescue teams are racing against time across western Colombia after a powerful earthquake killed at least 132 people and left thousands missing, authorities say. The magnitude 7.4 quake struck on Monday, rattling Cali, Quibdo, Pereira and dozens of other cities and towns. About 1,600 buildings have been reported damaged or collapsed, with soldiers, emergency crews and residents working side by side, passing chunks of concrete by hand as they search for survivors under the rubble. Families are posting details of missing relatives on citizen-run websites; by Monday night more than 2,700 people had been reported missing.

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