00:02We begin this morning in Colombia, where the search for survivors has pushed into the night after the country's most
00:08powerful earthquake this century killed more than 160 people and left others trapped beneath collapsed buildings.
00:15The earthquake struck Western Colombia Monday, damaging about 1,600 buildings across the country. At least 61 totally collapsed. Captured
00:23on video this moment, just after the 7.4 quake hit.
00:31Part of a building giving way as debris crashes into the street and a wall of dust follows.
00:36But amid all that destruction, moments like this, rescue crews pulling a woman alive from the rubble in Montezales, carrying
00:44her out on a stretcher and into a waiting ambulance.
00:47This morning, that search continues with people still believed to be trapped.
00:52This camera was watching the Nevado del Ruizo volcano when the earthquake hit.
00:57You can see just how violently the ground starts shaking.
01:00The quake was centered near San Jose del Palmar in Chaco, but the shaking was felt across Colombia and into
01:07neighboring Ecuador and Panama.
01:09The death toll has now reached at least 164, according to Reuters, with dozens more injured.
01:15Those numbers could still rise as crews reach some of the hardest areas.
01:20Columbia has declared a national emergency with troops, specialized rescue teams and equipment now moving into the disaster zone.
01:28And for crews on the ground this morning, the priority has not changed.
01:31Find the people still buried in the rubble and get to them alive.
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