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Colombia earthquake survivor loses both triplet sisters, parents in building collapse

Nypost · · 464 words · By Adry Torres
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Add The New York Post on Google Rescue workers searching through the rubble of a building in Colombia pulled out triplet sisters in the same order in which they were born — but only one survived, a family member revealed.

Common ground

Ana María Saavedra, the first born and lone survivor, lost her 23-year-old sisters Sofía and Isabella; her father, Jairo Saavedra, and mother, Victoria Caicedo; and uncle, Diego Caicedo, after their four-story apartment building collapsed following Monday’s…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Ana María was rushed to an area clinic and underwent surgery for a pelvic fracture on Wednesday”
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Multiple sources confirm Ana María was taken to a clinic and underwent surgery for a pelvic fracture.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luis Alberto Arce Catacora (born 28 September 1963), often referred to as Lucho, is a Bolivian former politician, banker, and economist who served as the 67th president of Bolivia from 2020 to 2025. A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vuelo secreto is a Colombian sitcom, created by Juan Manuel Cáceres and broadcast weekly between 1992 and 1999. Set in a travel agency, it initially focused on the relationship between Ernesto, the bo…
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Claim 2: “the body of Sofía, the second born, was removed from the earthquake rubble four hours after Ana María was found”
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While sources confirm Sofia Saavedra died and Ana María was rescued, none of the provided evidence specifies the exact timing (four hours) between the two events.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Control Z is a Mexican teen drama television series created by Carlos Quintanilla Sakar, Adriana Pelusi and Miguel García Moreno and developed by Lemon Studios for Netflix, that premiered on Netflix o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marionetas (English title:Marionettes) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Eugenio Cobo for Televisa in 1986. It is an original story of María Antonieta Saavedra and directed by Miguel Córcega. Alma D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marionetas
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Claim 3: “An update provided Saturday by Colombia’s National Unit for Disaster Risk Management showed that at least 294 people have been confirmed dead and 3,935 injured”
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Three independent reports (WAM, Anadolu Ajansı, and another news report) cite the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) confirming 294 dead and 3,935 injured.
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web search NEUTRAL — The death toll from the earthquake in Colombia rose to 294, the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) wrote Saturday on US social media company X. The figures as of 6.30 am local time (11…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/colombia-earthquake-death-tol…
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web search NEUTRAL — The official toll of the earthquake that shook Colombia on August 10 rose this Saturday to 294 deceased, 320 missing, and 3,935 injured, according to the report from the National Unit for Disaster Ris…
https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-08-15-u1-e199894-s270…
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web search NEUTRAL — BOGOTA, 16th August, 2026 (WAM) -- The death toll from the recent magnitude-7.4 earthquake in Colombia rose to 294 on Saturday, with 3,935 people injured, 320 missing and 353 rescued, according to the…
https://www.wam.ae/en/article/17djr24-colombia-earthquake-cl…
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Claim 4: “At least 320 people are still missing”
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Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section says no evidence found, the evidence provided for claim 7 explicitly includes the figure '320 missing' from the UNGRD report.
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Claim 5: “Isabella’s lifeless body was recovered later on Thursday evening”
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Multiple sources (MARCA, News247Plus) confirm that Isabella Saavedra's body was the last to be recovered, ending the search after several days.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Antonio Herrezuelo (1513, Toro, Castile (in modern Spain) – May 21, 1559, Valladolid), also called Antonio de Herrezuela, or Anton Herrezuelo, was a lawyer in Toro. He is considered a Protestant marty…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cristina Elísabet Fernández de Kirchner (born 19 February 1953) is an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the 55th President of Argentina from 2007 to 2015, and later as the 37th Vice Presid…
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Claim 6: “Ana María Saavedra, the first born and lone survivor, lost her 23-year-old sisters Sofía and Isabella; her father, Jairo Saavedra, and mother, Victoria Caicedo; and uncle, Diego Caicedo”
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Multiple independent sources (The Mirror US, News247Plus, and other web results) confirm the deaths of Sofia and Isabella Saavedra, as well as their parents Jairo Saavedra and Victoria Caicedo.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of films produced in the Colombian cinema, ordered by year and decade of release.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 Bolivarian Games, officially the XVIII Bolivarian Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 11–25 November 2017, in Santa Marta, Colombia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article shows the team roster of all participating teams at the 2022 V-League Collegiate Challenge.
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Claim 7: “a four-story apartment building collapsed following Monday’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Cali”
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Multiple web search results confirm a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia and the collapse of a four-story apartment building. While one source mentions a collapse in Pereira, another specifically describes a four-story building collapsing at the junction of Calle 8 and 13 (Cali context).
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web search NEUTRAL — To the east, another building, a four-storey apartment building teeters then collapses at the junction of Calle 8 and 13. Other footage shows at least one building collapsed in the more recently devel…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj9gzgjw98xt
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web search NEUTRAL — A four-story building collapsed in Pereira during the earthquake, according to Reuters-verified video. Footage from Manizales also showed one of the side towers of the city’s landmark neo-Gothic cathe…
https://von.gov.ng/7-4-magnitude-earthquake-kills-over-100-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — A strong earthquake struck western Colombia, causing some buildings to collapse and killing scores of people.
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/11/nx-s1-5927264/powerful-7-4-ma…
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Claim 8: “Ana María Saavedra... was found beneath a door shortly after the building collapsed”
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Multiple sources confirm Ana María Saavedra was the sole survivor rescued from the rubble. Specifically, one source quotes her uncle stating she was found 'beneath a door', while another mentions a 'wooden table'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abelardo Gabriel de la Espriella Otero (born 31 July 1978) is a Colombian lawyer, businessman, and politician who has served as the 36th president of Colombia since 2026. He is the founder and leader …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Miss Colombia 2025 was the 71st Miss Colombia pageant, held at the Las Américas Hotel Convention Center in Cartagena, Bolívar, on November 17, 2025. Nicolle Ospina, of Atlántico crowned María Antonia …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rosalinda Rodríguez is a Mexican stage, television and film actress known for her work in telenovelas for Telemundo and Venevision, her many stage performances, and her award-winning performance in th…
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Claim 9: “There were no other survivors in the building – only Ana María”
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Multiple independent sources explicitly state that Ana María was the only survivor of the building collapse/her immediate family.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ana María Saavedra is the only survivor in her family after the four-unit apartment building in Cali, which they called their home, collapsed in the Monday earthquake.Ana María was the only survivor p…
https://www.themirror.com/news/world-news/surviving-triplet-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ana Maria Saavedra Caicedo, 23 years old, lost everything in the earthquake that hit western Colombia on August 10: the building where she lived with her parents and two sisters in Cali collapsed, lea…
https://www.news247plus.com/news/others/ana-mara-saavedra-th…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ana Maria survived the collapse of the house and found shelter under a wooden table.They and their parents, Jairo Saavedra, 63, and Victoria Caicedo, 61, were killed in the disaster. Rescuers found th…
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkkdvoa8zx
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