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Efra\u00edn Gallego does not lose faith that his brother will be found alive, although when he speaks about him, trapped beneath the rubble of a building, his voice breaks and he swallows hard until he regains his composure.<\/b><\/p>\n
“You feel anguish. Every time there is an alert about someone being alive, hope is reborn that we will find him,” Gallego tells me emotionally.<\/p>\n
His 80-year-old brother was buried along with his wife when the Torres del Limonar building collapsed in Cali.<\/p>\n
This city in south-western Colombia is one of the hardest hit by the earthquake.<\/p>\n
The building has become a symbol of the tragedy in the country’s third most populous city.<\/p>\n
Cali has more than two million inhabitants. According to Mayor Alejandro \u00c9der, there are at least 95 dead.<\/p>\n
Under the scorching heat on Tuesday morning, Torres del Limonar is a shattered mountain of rubble, with mattresses, furniture, and belongings peeking out from the concrete.<\/p>\n
On top of the remains are rescuers and volunteers: “Silence! We are firefighters. If you can hear us, shout or make any noise.”<\/p>\n
The phrase is repeated every time the teams dig deep enough to believe they may be close to a survivor.<\/p>\n
These are the moments when Gallego regains hope, but the seconds pass and no answers come from below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n