Exhausted rescuers pause in quake-hit Cali

Rescue personnel take a brief rest in Cali, Colombia on 13 August 2026, as round-the-clock operations continue following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that has killed at least 281 people, according to Colombia's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management.

Search and rescue teams worked through collapsed structures in Cali, Colombia on 13 August 2026, racing to find survivors after a 7.4-magnitude quake raised the confirmed death toll to 281, per the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management.

Rescue workers navigated debris-strewn streets in Cali, Colombia on 13 August 2026, as authorities confirmed the death toll from Monday's 7.4-magnitude earthquake had climbed to 281, according to Colombia's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management.

Intensive search and rescue operations continued across Cali, Colombia on 13 August 2026, with the death toll from the 7.4-magnitude earthquake standing at 281, as reported by Colombia's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management.

A rescue worker is seen at the disaster zone in Cali, Colombia on 13 August 2026, as the human cost of Monday's 7.4-magnitude earthquake reached 281 deaths, according to Colombia's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management.

Emergency responders sifted through the ruins of collapsed structures in Cali, Colombia on 13 August 2026, following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that Colombia's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management confirmed had killed 281 people.

A rescue official briefs team members on locations where people may still be trapped in Cali, Colombia on 13 August 2026, as the death toll from the 7.4-magnitude earthquake reached 281, per Colombia's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management.

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