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A 32-year-old woman, who had been trapped under rubble for 36 hours following the 7.4-magnitude quake which shook western Colombia, has been rescued alive.<\/b><\/p>\n
Daniela Largo was pulled from beneath a collapsed building in the city of Pereira after a 10-hour-long rescue operation. <\/p>\n
Firefighters finally managed to reach her via a tunnel they dug below four concrete slabs under which she had been buried.<\/p>\n
At least 265 people have died in the quake, according to Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, who said that 496 others remain missing. <\/p>\n
In Pereira, a city in Colombia’s coffee-growing region, 79 people are confirmed to have died, the second-highest number after Cali, where 95 are dead, according to figures by the Association of Colombian Capital Cities (Asocapitales).<\/p>\n
Largo’s mother told AFP news agency that a local resident had heard her daughter cry out for help from beneath the rubble.<\/p>\n
Once emergency workers had arrived at the site, they were able to locate Largo with the help of a small camera.<\/p>\n
However, her rescue was complicated by the fact that four heavy concrete slabs were blocking the way.<\/p>\n
Local firefighters aided by colleagues deployed from the capital, Bogot\u00e1, and the disaster response team of the national police force had to dig two tunnels to reach her. <\/p>\n
Through one opening, dug from above, they were able to provide Largo with oxygen. But it was only through a second tunnel, dug from below, that they were able to free her. <\/p>\n
De la Espriella celebrated her rescue on social media, describing it as “news which fills us with hope”.<\/p>\n
Largo’s mother said that “at home, her 12-year-old son is waiting for her”.<\/p>\n
In Pereira, at least 92 buildings collapsed. Fifteen people are known to be trapped and another 37 have been reported missing, according to Asocapitales. <\/p>\n
In Cali, Colombia’s third most populous city, more than 200 people remained trapped as of 16:00 local time on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n