00:02In Colombia, rescuers are digging through the rubble by hand, racing to find people still alive after Monday's devastating 7
00:10.4 magnitude earthquake.
00:12The quake knocked down buildings, damaged roads, and left thousands of families searching for loved ones.
00:18The death toll is still shifting.
00:21Colombia's president put the number of dead at 181, while the country's public ministry later said at least 224 people
00:28have been killed.
00:29More than 1,300 people are reported injured and more than 3,000 missing.
00:34In Cali alone, the mayor says the quake killed 95 people and injured 949, with another 239 believed to be
00:43trapped in the rubble.
00:45Rescuers have saved at least 86 people there so far.
00:49Crews work through the night, in some places forming human chains to move bricks and concrete, then stopping to listen
00:55for signs of life.
00:56And there have been rescues.
00:58In Cali, one volunteer described hearing someone whistle back from beneath the collapsed building.
01:05Rescuers later pulled out a man and a baby.
01:08President Abelardo de la Esprea, sworn in just three days before the quake, has declared a national disaster.
01:14And the United States' response is now underway.
01:16A disaster assistance response team is heading to Colombia, and the Trump administration has committed $15.5 million for emergency
01:25shelter, food, and other relief.
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