Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

World

Hope fades for finding survivors of Colombia quake as rescued woman dies

PEREIRA: A Colombian woman who was rescued after being trapped for nearly 37 hours under the rubble in the wake of a strong earthquake has died of her injuries, her family told AFP on Saturday.

Hope fades for finding survivors of Colombia quake as rescued woman dies

A Colombian woman who survived being trapped under rubble for nearly 37 hours following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Pereira has sadly died of her injuries, leaving behind a 12-year-old son. Daniela Largo's death marks the grim realization that the hope for discovering additional survivors is fading thin. Rescue teams are persisting in their search for hundreds of people still unaccounted for after the devastating disaster.

Written by urgent.news from New Straits Times's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

This story

This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.

Read the original at nst.com.my →

More in World

‘My father would never do this’

Retired real estate investor and shareholder in New Falmouth Resorts Limited Marcia Ann Chisholm has expressed strong disapproval of last week’s bulldozing of homes in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, insisting that her late father would have opposed the move.

More from Sunday 16 August →