Volunteers and rescue teams hope to find more survivors in Cali while time is racing by on Thursday (August 13), following the deadly earthquake that rocked Colombia early this week.

Crew members in Cali have turned their attention from search-and-rescue efforts to debris removal at most sites, a sign the disaster response was entering a grimmer phase after the crucial first 72 hours.

The 7.4-magnitude quake struck shortly after 7:30 a.m. local time on Monday (August 10), toppling apartment blocks, damaging homes, schools and hospitals and sending residents into the streets across western Colombia, home to the country's coffee farms.

At least 265 people were killed by the quake and around 500 others are still missing, authorities said on Wednesday (August 12) afternoon.

Authorities said on Thursday that more than 150 aftershocks had been recorded since the main quake, adding to the strain on survivors and the risks facing rescue workers combing through unstable debris.

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Cali survivors, rescue teams hunt for signs of life in debris after deadly Colombia quake

VIDEO SHOWS: DEBRIS REMOVAL IN PROGRESS / SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS / SOUNDBITE FROM VOLUNTEER

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SHOWS: CALI, COLOMBIA (AUGUST 13, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. DEBRIS REMOVAL IN PROGRESS

2. PERSON RESTING ATOP OF DEBRIS NEXT TO COLOMBIAN FLAG

3. VARIOUS OF SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS

4. VARIOUS OF DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE

5. VARIOUS OF VOLUNTEERS, RESCUE TEAMS IN DISASTER AREA

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VOLUNTEER, DAYANA FLORES, SAYING:

“I'm hopeful that there are two people still alive (under the rubble). The person on this side has shown signs of life on several occasions, at different times, starting around 2 a.m. But we have to wait; they're still working, and that's the hope we have.”

7. DEBRIS REMOVAL IN PROGRESS

8. VOLUNTEERS, RESCUE TEAMS IN DISASTER AREA

9. DEBRIS

10. MILITARY AT DISASTER AREA