Volunteers Rush Aid to Arabia After Colombia's 7.4 Quake Kills 289
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Updated · ChristianityToday.com · Aug 18
Volunteers Rush Aid to Arabia After Colombia's 7.4 Quake Kills 289
3 articles · Updated · ChristianityToday.com · Aug 18
Summary
Hundreds of volunteers fanned out from Pereira to hard-hit outskirts such as Arabia, where a nearly empty collection center was stocked within hours with food, mattresses, toiletries and other basics.
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Aug. 10, the country's strongest in a century, leaving 289 dead, nearly 200 missing and more than 26,000 homes destroyed.
In Pereira, rescue crews were still searching a collapsed seven-story hotel three days later, using listening equipment and human chains to remove debris after reports of possible signs of life.
Churches, small businesses and civic groups have become a parallel relief network—cooking hundreds of meals, housing displaced people and helping officials plan shelters for families who lost everything.