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World11 Aug 2026

The death toll climbs from Monday's 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Colombia

Hundreds of rescue workers have been deployed in hardest hit cities trying to free victims still trapped under the rubble. Hundreds of people are still missing.

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Hundreds of rescue workers have been deployed in hardest hit cities trying to free victims still trapped under the rubble. AILSA CHANG, The death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit western Colombia on Monday now stands at almost 200 people. But hundreds are still missing, with many people trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. In Cali, the country's third largest city and the one hardest hit by the quake, authorities have imposed a nighttime curfew to prevent looting. While Colombia's new president has traveled there to assess the damage. We go now to reporter John Otis in Bogota. JOHN OTIS, Hello. OTIS. Well, Colombia's two largest cities, Bogota and Medellín, were spared, but the quake struck towns.

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have been deployed in hardestCollocation

ได้ถูกนํามาใช้ในสถานการณ์ที่ยากที่สุด.

From the storyHundreds of rescue workers have been deployed in hardest hit cities trying to free victims still trapped under the rubble.

trying to free victims stillCollocation

ยังพยายามปลดปล่อยเหยื่อ.

From the storyHundreds of rescue workers have been deployed in hardest hit cities trying to free victims still trapped under the rubble.

trapped under the rubbleCollocation

ถูกจับกุมอยู่ใต้ดิน.

From the storyHundreds of rescue workers have been deployed in hardest hit cities trying to free victims still trapped under the rubble.

are still missingCollocation

ยังหายไป.

From the storyBut hundreds are still missing, with many people trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.

trapped under the rubble ofCollocation

ถูกจับกุมอยู่ภายใต้พังของ.

From the storyBut hundreds are still missing, with many people trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.

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