Colombia earthquake: Hospitals adapt to save lives amid widespread damage
- Cali, Colombia – At the University Hospital of the Valle Evaristo Garcia, health workers in blue scrubs moved briskly through the courtyard on Wednesday, beneath a white facade split by deep fissures.
- The rear of the hospital – a major public medical centre in Colombia’s Cali – had partially collapsed on Monday, after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the west of the country, killing at least 273 people and injuring at least 3,800 others.
- The National Unit for Disaster Risk Management said 377 people are still missing as the crucial three-day rescue window passes.
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- Cali, Colombia – At the University Hospital of the Valle Evaristo Garcia, health workers in blue scrubs moved briskly through the courtyard on Wednesday, beneath a white facade split by deep fissures.
- The rear of the hospital – a major public medical centre in Colombia’s Cali – had partially collapsed on Monday, after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the west of the country, killing at least 273 people and injuring at least 3,800 others.
- The National Unit for Disaster Risk Management said 377 people are still missing as the crucial three-day rescue window passes.
Sources: Al Jazeera