Key facts
- Daniela Largo, 32, was rescued alive after being trapped for 36 hours following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia.
- The rescue took place in Pereira, where 79 people have died.
- Firefighters dug two tunnels to reach Largo, providing her with oxygen through one opening.
- The earthquake has caused at least 188 deaths and hundreds of missing persons.
- In Cali, 95 people have died, and soldiers were deployed to assist with rescue efforts.
A 32-year-old woman, Daniela Largo, has been rescued alive after being trapped for 36 hours beneath a collapsed building in Pereira, Colombia, following a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake. The complex rescue operation, which lasted 10 hours, involved firefighters digging tunnels under four concrete slabs to reach her, providing oxygen through one opening. Largo's mother reported that a local resident heard her daughter crying for help, and emergency workers located her using a small camera. The earthquake has claimed at least 188 lives across Colombia, with hundreds still missing. Pereira has recorded 79 deaths, while Cali has seen 95 fatalities and a night-time curfew has been imposed in the city's worst-hit areas. The quake's epicentre was near San José del Palmar in Chocó province, and it generated over 100 aftershocks.