Colombia’s earthquake rescue teams pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the ruins of a collapsed building in Pereira on Tuesday, August 11, after she spent 36 hours trapped beneath the rubble.
Daniela Largo Sánchez was brought out from the debris under a blue sheet to protect her privacy before being transferred to an ambulance.
Rescuers applauded as Largo Sánchez emerged from the collapsed structure, according to footage from the scene.
Bogota firefighters said the woman had been located about 10 hours before she was eventually rescued but was buried too deeply for an immediate extraction.
Rescue crews worked carefully through the debris to reach her, taking precautions to avoid triggering a further collapse of the damaged structure.
Her rescue provided a moment of relief for emergency teams continuing operations across western Colombia following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck on August 10.
Firefighters said another person remained trapped inside the same building in Pereira as rescue operations continued.
Emergency teams have been searching damaged buildings across the affected areas for survivors while assessing the extent of the destruction caused by the earthquake.
The successful rescue of Largo Sánchez has offered renewed hope to rescuers and families awaiting news of people still missing or trapped beneath collapsed structures.
