Woman pulled alive from rubble 36 hours after Colombia quake

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · Aug 12, 2026 · 478 words · By Vanessa Buschschlüter

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Woman pulled alive from rubble 36 hours after Colombia quake - Published A 32-year-old woman, who had been trapped under rubble for 36 hours following the 7.4-magnitude quake which shook western Colombia, has been rescued alive.

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What happened

Why it matters

Daniela Largo was pulled from beneath a collapsed building in the city of Pereira after a 10-hour-long rescue operation.

Common ground

Firefighters finally managed to reach her via a tunnel they dug below four concrete slabs under which she had been buried.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that In Pereira, at least 92 buildings collapsed?
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Claim 1: “In Pereira, at least 92 buildings collapsed.”

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The claim that at least 92 buildings collapsed in Pereira is reported by one source (Caliber.Az), but other sources provide different or less specific numbers (e.g., 'many tall buildings' or 'at least 19 buildings collapsed in Cali').

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deportivo Pereira is a professional Colombian football team based in Pereira, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportivo_Pereira

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nico Pereira Horta (born 8 October 1991) is a Dutch-Cape Verdean professional kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. As of April 2025 he was the #7 ranked Heavyweight kic…
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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 2: “Seismometers nearest the epicentre registered shaking lasting between 90 seconds and two minutes.”

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Claim 3: “There have been more than 100 aftershocks since.”

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Claim 4: “The 7.4-magnitude quake struck at 07:34 local time (12:34 GMT) on Monday.”

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One source mentions a 7.4-magnitude earthquake on Monday, August 10, 2026, but the specific time of 07:34 local time (12:34 GMT) is not corroborated by other sources in the evidence.

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Claim 5: “In Cali, Colombia's third most populous city, more than 200 people remained trapped as of 16:00 local time on Tuesday.”

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The provided evidence mentions casualties in Cali and people awaiting news of relatives, but does not confirm the specific figure of 'more than 200 people trapped as of 16:00 local time on Tuesday'.

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web search NEUTRAL — More than 70 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia, collapsing and severely damaging buildings in major cities including Cali and Pereira.
https://d33gy59ovltp76.cloudfront.net/news/7-4-magnitude-ear…

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web search NEUTRAL — Carlos Saavedra, in Cali, is awaiting news of his her triplet nieces, a dog and two other people, who were in a building in the Cuarto de Legua neighbourhood when the earthquake struck. “We were in th…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/colombia-e…

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web search NEUTRAL — Current Local Time in Locations in California with Links for More Information (172 Locations).Time difference between Sacramento and other locations. Distance calculator to/from Sacramento.
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/california

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Claim 6: “Fifteen people are known to be trapped and another 37 have been reported missing, according to Asocapitales.”

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The specific figures of 15 trapped and 37 missing in Pereira attributed to Asocapitales are found in one source (Caliber.Az). Other Asocapitales reports in the evidence provide different aggregate totals for all capital cities.

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web search NEUTRAL — Andrés Santa María, director ejecutivo de Asocapitales, entregó un reporte preliminar sobre la situación en las ciudades capitales tras el terremoto. Según la información recopilada por la asociación,…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCmQ0DJgZ-0

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web search NEUTRAL — En las ciudades capitales se registran 205 fallecidos, 2.095 heridos y 371 personas desaparecidas o no localizadas. Cali, Pereira, Quibdó, Manizales y Armenia continúan en alerta roja.
https://www.asocapitales.co/actualidad/noticias/ciudades-seg…

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web search NEUTRAL — At least 92 buildings collapsed in Pereira, with 15 people known to remain trapped and another 37 reported missing, Asocapitales said.
https://caliber.az/en/post/woman-pulled-alive-from-rubble-af…

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Claim 7: “Eighty-seven people have been rescued in the city so far.”

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No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute the claim that 87 people have been rescued in Cali.

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Claim 8: “It had its epicentre near the village of San José del Palmar, in Chocó province”

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Claim 9: “In Pereira, a city in Colombia's coffee-growing region, 79 people are confirmed to have died, the second-highest number after Cali, where 95 are dead, according to figures by the Association of Colombian Capital Cities (Asocapitales).”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that according to Asocapitales, 79 people died in Pereira and 95 died in Cali.

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web search NEUTRAL — 95%. Clover Fire. Nevada.95%. Showing 1 to 6 of 6 entries. Previous 1 Next.
https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents

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web search NEUTRAL — In Pereira, a city in Colombia's coffee-growing region, 79 people are confirmed to have died, the second-highest number after Cali, where 95 are dead, according to figures by the Association of Colomb…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7d2e5wlgno

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Claim 10: “A 32-year-old woman, who had been trapped under rubble for 36 hours following the 7.4-magnitude quake which shook western Colombia, has been rescued alive.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a 32-year-old woman was rescued alive after being trapped for 36 hours following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in western Colombia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colombian conflict (Spanish: Conflicto armado interno de Colombia, lit. 'Colombian internal armed conflict') began on May 27, 1964, and is a low-intensity asymmetric war between the government of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gran Colombia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡɾaŋ koˈlombja] , "Great Colombia"), also known as Greater Colombia and officially the Republic of Colombia (Spanish: República de Colombia), was the Colombian …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Colombia

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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 11: “Local firefighters aided by colleagues deployed from the capital, Bogotá, and the disaster response team of the national police force had to dig two tunnels to reach her.”

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The detail about digging tunnels to reach Daniela Largo is mentioned in web search results, but the specific mention of 'colleagues deployed from Bogotá' and the 'national police disaster response team' is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided text.

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web search NEUTRAL — Daniela Largo was pulled from beneath a collapsed building in the city of Pereira after a 10-hour-long rescue operation. Firefighters finally managed to reach her via a tunnel they dug below four conc…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7d2e5wlgno

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web search NEUTRAL — The rescue of Daniela Largo in Pereira.Daniela Largo es trasladada a una ambulancia tras ser rescatada de los escombros, en el centro de Pereira, el 11 de agosto.
https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-08-14/the-seve…

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Claim 12: “At least 265 people have died in the quake, according to Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, who said that 496 others remain missing.”

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While there is evidence of an earthquake and casualties, the specific figures (265 dead, 496 missing) and the name 'President Abelardo de la Espriella' are not found in the provided evidence. Wikipedia evidence for 'President of Colombia' does not name this individual.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The first lady of Colombia is the hostess of the Casa de Nariño. The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of Colombia, but there is a possibility that the title may be applied…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a list of foreign electoral interventions by country.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasise the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against "the elite". This article focuses on populism in Latin America. Latin Ame…
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Claim 13: “Daniela Largo was pulled from beneath a collapsed building in the city of Pereira after a 10-hour-long rescue operation.”

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Multiple sources identify the woman as Daniela Largo and confirm she was rescued from a collapsed building in Pereira after a 10-hour operation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Uruguay held departmental and local government elections on September 27, 2020, to elect the intendente of the 19 departments that are the administrative divisions of Uruguay, as well as 31 councilors…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Uruguayan_municipal_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lindinalva de Assis, better known as Dinha do Acarajé (1951 – 2008), was the most famous maker in the Brazilian state of Bahia of the delicacy known as acarajé, a food of African origin made in Salvad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Teliana Santos Pereira (born 20 July 1988) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. On 19 April 2015, she became the first Brazilian in 27 years to win a title on the WTA Tour, beating Yarosl…
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