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Colombia·Natural Disaster

Woman who survived 37 hours in Colombia earthquake rubble dies in hospital

Sunday, 16 August 2026, 06:22 · 1 min read

Daniela Largo, a 32-year-old Colombian woman whose dramatic rescue from the debris of a collapsed building in Pereira had become a symbol of hope following a devastating earthquake, died in hospital on Friday, her family confirmed. The magnitude-7.4 earthquake — the strongest to strike Colombia this century — hit on Monday, killing at least 294 people, injuring nearly 4,000, and leaving over 320 still missing, with the cities of Cali and Pereira among the hardest hit. Rescue teams continue to comb through rubble six days after the disaster, though hopes of finding further survivors are fading, while Colombia's national disaster agency reports that more than 14,000 homes have been destroyed.

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