{
  "id": 646634,
  "title": "Colombia quake death toll surpasses 240",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/colombia-quake-death-toll-surpasses-240",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T08:33:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/colombia-quake-death-toll-surpasses-240"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The death toll from a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in western Colombia has risen to over 240. A 32-year-old woman, Daniela Largo, was rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building on Tuesday, according to The Korea Times.\n\nRescuers are racing against time to find survivors trapped beneath collapsed buildings. The disaster occurred on Monday and is the first major challenge for President Abelardo de la Espriella, who was inaugurated last Friday, as reported by France 24.\n\nThe Korea Times reported that authorities had initially counted a lower death toll of 216, which was revised after local officials in Cali corrected earlier figures. Rescuers, including soldiers, firefighters, and volunteers, are continuing to search for survivors in western Colombia.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Colombia rescuers find woman alive as quake death toll passes 200",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/colombia-rescuers-find-woman-alive-as-quake-death-toll-passes-200",
        "published": "2026-08-12T07:47:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}