More than 180 people have been confirmed dead in the cities of Cali and Pereira as rescue workers scramble to free survivors trapped in buildings and under rubble following a powerful earthquake in Colombia. He also reported that more than 1,100 homes had been destroyed, and more than 8,000 had been damaged. ALSO READ: Colombia declares state of emergency after deadly earthquakesThe report also disclosed that dozens of larger buildings have collapsed across the country. Several of the upper floors of one of the city’s hospitals, some dedicated to paediatric care, collapsed, leaving some patients trapped. In Calima, a neighbourhood in the north of Cali, four children were reported dead after a section of the Gimnasio Calima school collapsed.