{
  "id": 723806,
  "title": "Colombia enters ‘final phase’ of quake search as toll rises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/colombia-enters-final-phase-of-quake-search-as-toll-rises",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T02:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/world/colombia-final-phase-quake-search/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rescue crews in Colombia are nearing the 72-hour mark since a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck on Monday. According to the Japan Times, this period is considered critical for finding survivors alive beneath collapsed buildings.\n\nA dramatic rescue took place in Cali, Colombia, where a baby was found alive under the rubble of a collapsed residential building nearly 48 hours after the earthquake. The Times of India reported that the infant was rescued along with a trapped man from the La Torres del Limonar residential complex, a five-storey building that collapsed during the quake. A man named Brian Osorio Zuluaga helped alert rescuers to the pair's presence by calling out to them and asking others to remain silent, hearing a faint voice from beneath the debris.\n\nThe rescue was carried out by hand, with volunteers clearing rubble and eventually lifting a large concrete slab to free the pair. The baby was reportedly struggling to breathe and had a purplish head when rescued. The search operations are now in their third day.",
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}