{"id":40803,"date":"2026-08-12T12:30:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40803"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:30:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:30:58","slug":"colombia-earthquake-a-whisper-from-the-rubble-led-to-remarkable-rescue-of-a-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40803","title":{"rendered":"Colombia earthquake: A whisper from the rubble led to remarkable rescue of a baby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspkv1cx000x27oye7ax7dsx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            When the deadly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/10\/world\/colombia-earthquake-map-vis\">7.4 magnitude earthquake<\/a> struck Colombia on Monday, Brian Osorio Zuluaga ran out of his office in Cali and rushed home on his motorbike.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxk000b3b6r6m2jgpiy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The sight of a collapsed five-story residential building forced him to stop.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000c3b6rbc3qq7s2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt was a large complex, covering an entire block,\u201d Osorio told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000d3b6rs5mer8nd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The quake was the strongest to hit Colombia in more than a decade and sent residents and neighbors<strong> <\/strong>of the building, La Torres del Limonar, fleeing into the street, \u201csome in sleepwear or pajamas; some crying, others in shock,\u201d Osorio said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000e3b6rox0rlj7t@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He approached the rubble and began shouting into the wreckage for survivors, despite warnings about a possible gas leak.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000f3b6rqf9s0071@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He suddenly asked those around him for silence. A faint sound rose out of the debris \u2014 barely a whisper.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000g3b6rmes7qvce@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cYes, I\u2019m here. I\u2019m with a baby,\u201d a man\u2019s voice replied.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000h3b6ry9fjtl8f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Osorio described how he and several others began moving debris with their hands to reach the pair. But a large concrete slab blocked their way.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmspl51yy002k3b6r3k9su8nc@published\" class=\"image_expandable-elevate vossi-image_expandable-elevate  image_expandable__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_expandable\" data-name=\"2026-08-12T022828Z_244231989_RC2OWMA373YB_RTRMADP_3_COLOMBIA-QUAKE.JPG\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_expandable--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6621848739495798\" data-original-height=\"3546\" data-original-width=\"5355\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-08-12t022828z-244231989-rc2owma373yb-rtrmadp-3-colombia-quake.JPG?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image_expandable__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_expandable\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_expandable--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_expandable__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"834\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-08-12t022828z-244231989-rc2owma373yb-rtrmadp-3-colombia-quake.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_834,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"780\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-08-12t022828z-244231989-rc2owma373yb-rtrmadp-3-colombia-quake.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_780,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"668\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-08-12t022828z-244231989-rc2owma373yb-rtrmadp-3-colombia-quake.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_668,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"903\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-08-12t022828z-244231989-rc2owma373yb-rtrmadp-3-colombia-quake.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_903,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"639\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-08-12t022828z-244231989-rc2owma373yb-rtrmadp-3-colombia-quake.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_639,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-08-12t022828z-244231989-rc2owma373yb-rtrmadp-3-colombia-quake.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_780,c_fill\" alt=\"A rescuer raises a fist to signal for silence while searching for survivors at La Torres del Limonar building, in Cali, Colombia, on August 11.\" class=\"image_expandable__dam-img image_expandable__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_expandable__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"3546\" width=\"5355\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmspl5r90002m3b6rf219ma7z@published\" class=\"image_expandable-elevate vossi-image_expandable-elevate  image_expandable__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_expandable\" data-name=\"2026-08-12T014511Z_988276725_RC2NWMADIULX_RTRMADP_3_COLOMBIA-QUAKE.JPG\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_expandable--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6667272727272727\" data-original-height=\"3667\" data-original-width=\"5500\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-08-12t014511z-988276725-rc2nwmadiulx-rtrmadp-3-colombia-quake.JPG?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image_expandable__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_expandable\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_expandable--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_expandable__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"834\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-08-12t014511z-988276725-rc2nwmadiulx-rtrmadp-3-colombia-quake.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_834,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"780\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-08-12t014511z-988276725-rc2nwmadiulx-rtrmadp-3-colombia-quake.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_780,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"668\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-08-12t014511z-988276725-rc2nwmadiulx-rtrmadp-3-colombia-quake.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_668,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"903\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-08-12t014511z-988276725-rc2nwmadiulx-rtrmadp-3-colombia-quake.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_903,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"639\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-08-12t014511z-988276725-rc2nwmadiulx-rtrmadp-3-colombia-quake.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_639,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-08-12t014511z-988276725-rc2nwmadiulx-rtrmadp-3-colombia-quake.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_780,c_fill\" alt=\"People wait for the rescue of survivors at La Torres del Limonar building in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Cali, Colombia, August 11, 2026.\" class=\"image_expandable__dam-img image_expandable__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_expandable__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"3667\" width=\"5500\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000i3b6r7s1u41lj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cOn the first attempt, we couldn\u2019t lift it,\u201d he said. Then, \u201cwe all lifted together \u2014 one, two, three, up.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000j3b6r32el7zpx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The slab was too heavy to toss aside, and Osorio was worried there could be more people trapped underneath. Some volunteers held it aloft as others cleared a path to the baby.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000k3b6rldn38zt7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cYou can see the baby\u2019s little head there \u2014 which, at the time, looked sort of purplish because he couldn\u2019t breathe,\u201d Osorio said. \u201cOnce we started removing the rubble, the baby began to\u2026 breathe, and his color started to come back.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000l3b6rdk2q4csb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Video of the remarkable rescue filmed by Osorio shows the tiny infant in a dusty bodysuit being carefully pulled out of the wreckage. A man, his arm bloodied, can be seen lying awkwardly on his side, still half-trapped under a concrete plank.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000m3b6rx3ggnnid@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Osorio said he was handed the baby, a boy, and gave him to a police officer, who took him to an ambulance. They then turned their attention to freeing the trapped man.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000n3b6r1skxke7z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In the rubble, Osorio said he saw clothes, shoes, and a stuffed animal covered in dust. He thought about the people who might still be trapped.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000o3b6r1sd9is5e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cAll those thoughts go through your mind,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000p3b6rzu9454vz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The bravery of everyone who rushed to help was what saved the lives of both man and baby.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000q3b6rhq42hedd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cUnity is strength, because no one person alone could have lifted that piece of rubble; it was so large and so heavy,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl0yxl000r3b6raa84ms13@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s better to act than to stand still,\u201d Osorio added. \u201cEvery bit helps.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl1l5t000w3b6rux2bwwej@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Search and rescue operations <a href=\"https:\/\/us.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/11\/world\/live-news\/colombia-earthquake-latest\">entered their third day<\/a> early on Wednesday, as emergency responders raced to find more survivors after the powerful quake struck western Colombia, killing more than 200 people, according to a CNN count based on reports from officials.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl24ji00143b6rdrzgqhdf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The quake struck at the heart of the country\u2019s coffee-growing region and catapulted communities into a state of national disaster as world leaders offered aid and assistance.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl24ji00153b6rkbs9l88l@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The European Union has mobilized its satellite service Copernicus and is providing funding to help the response, the bloc\u2019s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl24ji00163b6rzmkbj5ub@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In Cali, a woman was pulled from under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/11\/world\/live-news\/colombia-earthquake-latest?post-id=cmsoywow00000356sh2fxfk2b\">a mountain of rubble<\/a> on Tuesday to cheers as firemen carried her out on a stretcher following a complex, multinational rescue operation.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl24ji00173b6rf6jqy9se@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            And in Pereira, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/11\/world\/live-news\/colombia-earthquake-latest?post-id=cmsoxk0st000m3b6tvubkkcnu\">CNN team on the ground<\/a> saw rescue workers and volunteers form a human chain to remove debris and help save those trapped from an apartment building.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmspl9j1m002x3b6rdxowz8ev@published\" class=\"image_large-elevate vossi-image_large-elevate  image_large__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"GettyImages-2289626534.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6675531914893617\" data-original-height=\"4016\" data-original-width=\"6016\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2289626534.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_large__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2289626534.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2289626534.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2289626534.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"967\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2289626534.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_967,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"679\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2289626534.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_679,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2289626534.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\" alt=\"Members of rescue organizations continue search operations following the earthquake that struck the city of Cali, Colombia, on August 11.\" class=\"image_large__dam-img image_large__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_large__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"4016\" width=\"6016\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl24ji00183b6rfei1q7k8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThere\u2019s folks who have jumped in and you can see they\u2019re wearing everything from athleisure wear to shorts, tennis shoes \u2014 they\u2019re not prepared for this,\u201d CNN\u2019s senior national correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/11\/world\/live-news\/colombia-earthquake-latest?post-id=cmsoqwlpa00193b6v8jr0fp3k\">David Culver said from the site<\/a>. \u201cWe have seen scenes like this scattered throughout Pereira. This is one of the hardest-hit areas.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl24ji00193b6r8461jslk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But in the epicenter of Monday\u2019s earthquake, Choc\u00f3, an indigenous leader told CNN that help has yet to reach the area, Colombia\u2019s poorest region.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl24jj001a3b6rr39wdo82@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Victor Chamapuro, leader of the Wounaan Indigenous Reserve \u201cBuenavista\u201d in Choc\u00f3\u2019s Litoral del San Juan, said \u201call our houses are on the ground.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmspl24jj001b3b6r6qv90mvd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWhere are we going to sleep now? 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