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Earthquake in Colombia: "The government didn't accept the help from foreign rescue teams"

Thursday morning will mark 72 hours since the quake in Colombia, where "people are surprised that the government didn't accept the help from foreign rescue teams", says our journalist Rosa Perez.

Earthquake in Colombia: "The government didn't accept the help from foreign rescue teams"

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Search for survivors of Colombia earthquake enters "final phase"

Rescuers in Colombia were making last-ditch efforts to locate earthquake survivors early Thursday as the critical 72-hour window for rescue operations neared its end.

  • 72-hour rescue window nearing end in Colombia earthquake
  • 265 deaths, 3,500 injuries reported in magnitude 7.4 quake
  • Rescuers focus on identifying missing, 26,000 families impacted

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