Rescue teams searched collapsed buildings after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia. Colombia Earthquake Leaves 169 Dead, 188 MissingValle del Cauca Governor Dilian Francisca Toro reported 27 deaths in her province alone, including three children, and said the University Hospital of the Valley suffered structural collapses. In Cali, Mayor Alejandro Eder said at least 20 buildings collapsed, with people still trapped inside some of them. The disaster struck just as a weeklong festival celebrating Afro-Pacific culture was getting underway in the city, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors. Cali taxi driver Luis Angel Sarria described what he witnessed:"There are many damaged buildings, collapsed buildings, people trapped and fatalities; the quake felt here was very severe.