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Inside Colombia: Two weeks since 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the country
NBC News· 2026-08-25 01:58
Warning travelers at the airport in Perea, Colombia, rush for cover when the ground starts rattling. It's 7:34 a. m.August 10th, and an earthquake has struck the city, which sits on the Andes Mountains. A 4-hour drive south, residents of Kali run away from debris as the earth appears to convulse. The 7.4% magnitude quake has doctors pleading for help to evacuate patients from a collapsed emergency room.Nurses risk their lives to bring preeies from the neonatal ward to safety at the VA University Hospital, s ...