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  "id": 541656,
  "title": "Colombia earthquake rescue efforts enter second day as death toll reaches 164",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/colombia-earthquake-rescue-efforts-enter-second-day-as-death-toll",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-11T07:04:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260811-colombia-earthquake-rescue-efforts-enter-second-day-as-death-toll-reaches-164"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rescuers in western Colombia worked through the night and into the next day searching for survivors beneath the wreckage after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake devastated parts of the country’s coffee-growing region. The earthquake struck at 07:34, with its epicenter near the municipality of San José del Palmar, in Chocó department, at a depth of more than 80 kilometers.\n\nAt least 164 people have been killed, according to France 24, although other reports put the death toll at 132. The number of casualties is expected to climb as rescue work continues. According to MercoPress, 570 people were injured and over 1,500 homes were damaged, with 37 destroyed and 61 buildings completely collapsed.\n\nThe government has declared a state of emergency, and rescue efforts are ongoing. The earthquake was felt across a large area, stretching for hundreds of miles across western Colombia, and was the strongest recorded in the country in the past decade, according to MercoPress.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Colombia rescue efforts press on after earthquake; death toll stands at 164, expected to rise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/colombia-rescue-efforts-press-on-after-earthquake-death-toll-stands",
        "published": "2026-08-11T06:51:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Deadly earthquake in Colombia hits Manizales, damaging cathedral and homes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/deadly-earthquake-in-colombia-hits-manizales-damaging-cathedral-and",
        "published": "2026-08-11T10:09:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Watch: Family escapes home during Colombia earthquake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/watch-family-escapes-home-during-colombia-earthquake",
        "published": "2026-08-11T10:12:21.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}