Cali digs through earthquake rubble: “I couldn’t leave my patients abandoned”
At the University Hospital of the third most populated city in Colombia, one of the affected healthcare centers, part of the intensive care unit collapsed.
With his clenched fist directed towards the sky, firefighter Danilo Prada shouts an order that everyone immediately obeys: "Total silence!" On a mountain of rubble, any noise can be crucial to saving a life. On the eastern corner of the La Alameda gallery, in the center of Cali, a pharmacy was operating until a few hours ago. Now, pieces of concrete, bricks, and dust are piled up.
People have approached to help remove the remains with their hands. Two survivors have been taken away in an ambulance. Now, rescuers are trying to listen to those who might still be trapped.
Translated by urgent.news. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
