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World Service,12 Aug 2026,49 mins
Search for survivors continues following Colombian earthquake
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Rescue workers in Colombia are working against the clock to free survivors trapped after Monday's powerful earthquake. So far 240 people have been reported dead. We look at the extreme pressures being faced by Indian students as they compete for highly sought after university places. We hear from a father who has recently and tragically lost his son. And parts of Europe will plunge into darkness later today as the continent experiences it's first total eclipse of the sun in nearly three decades. Presenters: James Copnall and Catherine Byaruhanga. (Photo: Rescue workers carry woman on a stretcher after pulling her from the rubble of a collapsed building at Torres del Limonar following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake, in Cali, Colombia. Credit: Ernesto Guzmán Jr/EPA).
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