Video. Colombia quake rescuers save woman after 36 hours trapped in rubble

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 12, 2026 · 138 words · By Alexis Caraco

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What to know about Video. Colombia quake rescuers save woman after 36 hours trapped in rubble

Colombia’s earthquake rescue teams pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the ruins of a collapsed building in Pereira on Tuesday, August 11, after she had been trapped for 36 hours.

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What happened

Colombia’s earthquake rescue teams pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the ruins of a collapsed building in Pereira on Tuesday, August 11, after she had been trapped for 36 hours.

Why it matters

Daniela Largo Sánchez was brought out under a blue sheet to protect her privacy before being taken to an ambulance.

Common ground

Rescuers applauded as she emerged from the rubble, according to footage from the scene.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Video. Colombia quake rescuers save woman after 36 hours trapped in rubble?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The rescue came as emergency teams continued searching damaged buildings across western Colombia following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake of August 10?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The rescue came as emergency teams continued searching damaged buildings across western Colombia following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake of August 10.”

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Three independent cross-references (Al Jazeera and EuroNews) confirm a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday (August 10).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located in South America, with insular regions in North America. Colombia's mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of Colombia (President of the Republic) is the head of state and head of government of Colombia. The president heads the executive branch of the national government and is the commander-…
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Claim 2: “Bogota firefighters said Largo Sánchez had been located about 10 hours before the rescue but was buried too deeply for an immediate extraction.”

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Multiple sources confirm that rescuers located her approximately 10 hours before the final extraction was completed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Honda Group (Spanish: Grupo Honda, Tsh, Ngh) is a geological group of the Upper and Middle Magdalena Basins and the adjacent Central and Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The group, in older …
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Claim 3: “Colombia’s earthquake rescue teams pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the ruins of a collapsed building in Pereira on Tuesday, August 11, after she had been trapped for 36 hours.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a 32-year-old woman was rescued from a collapsed building in Pereira, Colombia, after being trapped for 36 hours.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Copa Colombia, officially the Copa BetPlay Dimayor 2025 for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd edition of the Copa Colombia, the national cup competition for clubs affiliated to Dimayor, the g…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pereira (Spanish pronunciation: [peˈɾejɾa]) is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It is located in the foothills of the Andes in a coffee-producing area of Colombia officially …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pereira,_Colombia

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Claim 4: “Daniela Largo Sánchez was brought out under a blue sheet to protect her privacy before being taken to an ambulance.”

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Multiple sources identify the woman as Daniela Largo Sánchez (or Daniela Largo) and mention she was carried out wrapped in a blue blanket/sheet.

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Claim 5: “Firefighters said another person remained trapped in the same building in Pereira, where rescue operations were continuing.”

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Only one specific web search result mentions that firefighters said another person remained trapped in the same building; other sources focus on Daniela Largo's rescue without mentioning others.

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