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

NPR | By John Otis
Published August 11, 2026 at 4:12 PM CDT

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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