Search efforts in Colombia enter ‘final phase’ as quake toll reaches 265
- President de La Espriella promises to set up an emergency fund to help rebuild destroyed hospitals and schools.
- Rescue efforts in Colombia following Monday’s devastating earthquake have entered what officials called the “final phase” as the death toll rose to 265, with more than 3,500 others wounded.
- Rescue crews on Wednesday were fast approaching the 72-hour mark since the quake, the period during which survivors are considered most likely to be found alive beneath collapsed buildings.
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- President de La Espriella promises to set up an emergency fund to help rebuild destroyed hospitals and schools.
- Rescue efforts in Colombia following Monday’s devastating earthquake have entered what officials called the “final phase” as the death toll rose to 265, with more than 3,500 others wounded.
- Rescue crews on Wednesday were fast approaching the 72-hour mark since the quake, the period during which survivors are considered most likely to be found alive beneath collapsed buildings.
Sources: Al Jazeera