{"id":36112,"date":"2026-08-12T09:19:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=36112"},"modified":"2026-08-12T09:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:19:09","slug":"baby-rescued-from-rubble-after-powerful-earthquake-strikes-western-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/12\/baby-rescued-from-rubble-after-powerful-earthquake-strikes-western-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Rescued From Rubble After Powerful Earthquake Strikes Western Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"266\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Baby-Rescued-From-Rubble-After-Powerful-Earthquake-Strikes-Western-Colombia.webp?fit=474%2C266&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36113\" style=\"width:954px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Baby-Rescued-From-Rubble-After-Powerful-Earthquake-Strikes-Western-Colombia.webp?w=474&amp;ssl=1 474w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Baby-Rescued-From-Rubble-After-Powerful-Earthquake-Strikes-Western-Colombia.webp?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rescuers pulled out a baby from the rubble of an apartment building in Cali after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 7.4-magnitude quake sent residents rushing from buildings and prompted emergency crews to search damaged structures for people who may have been trapped. The rescue of the baby offered a moment of relief amid the destruction caused by the earthquake. Colombia is no stranger to powerful earthquakes because much of the country lies near complex tectonic boundaries. The nation has experienced several devastating earthquakes throughout its history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most destructive in modern Colombian history struck the coffee-growing region in January 1999. The magnitude 6.2 earthquake killed more than 1,000 people and caused extensive damage, particularly in Armenia and surrounding areas. The latest earthquake again highlights the importance of rapid emergency response, earthquake-resistant construction and public preparedness in a country vulnerable to seismic activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities were assessing the extent of the damage and coordinating rescue and relief operations as emergency teams continued working in affected areas. The successful rescue of the baby underscored the critical role of search-and-rescue teams in the immediate aftermath of major earthquakes, when every minute can be crucial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rescuers pulled out a baby from the rubble of an apartment building in Cali after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday. The 7.4-magnitude quake sent residents rushing from buildings and prompted emergency crews to search damaged structures for people who may have been trapped. The rescue of the baby offered a moment of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[22419,557,22417,3686,22421,22413,22416,853,22418,22415,22414,22420],"class_list":["post-36112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-international","tag-babyrescued","tag-breakingnews","tag-cali","tag-colombia","tag-disasterrelief","tag-earthquake","tag-earthquakerescue","tag-emergencyresponse","tag-internationalnews","tag-naturaldisaster-2","tag-rescueoperation-2","tag-seismicactivity"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36112"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36114,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36112\/revisions\/36114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}