Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to save trapped survivors

Colombian rescue workers are racing against time to find survivors trapped beneath collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake struck the country’s western region, killing more than 200 people and leaving hundreds missing. The 7.4-magnitude quake struck at 7.34am on Monday, with Cali, Pereira and other cities in the country’s coffee-growing region among the worst affected.Rescue teams have continued searching through the rubble more than a day after the earthquake, with several people pulled alive from collapsed buildings. In Cali, firefighters rescued a 35-year-old man shortly before 4am on Tuesday, nearly 24 hours after the quake struck. “We have found life under the debris … Every minute counts,” the fire department said in a post on X alongside a video of the rescue.Later on Tuesday, firefighters rescued a 31-year-old woman, identified as Diana Troncoso, after a 16-hour operation.