Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors

Emergency crews comb through rubble for survivors after Colombia’s strongest earthquake in decades, while thousands spend the night outdoors and isolated communities near the epicentre await government assistance.

Rescue crews on Tuesday dug through mountains of rubble in western Colombia, shouting for quiet so they could listen for survivors still trapped under the buildings that collapsed in a powerful earthquake estimated to have killed at least 250 people.