Death Colombia Features and What to Know

The death toll is rising in the earthquake that devastated Colombia. Rescue efforts continue as crews search for survivors after the strongest earthquake to ever hit the South American country. Jessica Moore is here now with the latest. Well, Sunday, authorities there in Colombia are now reporting at least 169 people have been killed, more than 600 are injured, and thousands more remain missing. Today, the frantic search to find survivors continues as Colombians here at home hang on to any threat of hope. Rescue workers and search dogs continue combing through the rubble of a collapsed building in the desperate attempt to find survivors.

Colombian firefighter Danilo Prada saying they rescued three people Tuesday morning, two men and a woman. Their focus now shifting to two minors Prada says are trapped at the site. Footage from the Red Cross shows a survivor being lowered to safety from a damaged building in Kali after rescue crews used ropes to extract the man from a high-rise window. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia Monday morning, leading to dozens of aftershocks with more trimmers expected.

Crowds cheered as survivors were pulled from the rubble, but many families are still missing loved ones. This man searching for his wife after his apartment was destroyed. "We haven't been able to rescue her." He says, "We don't know whether she is alive or dead." Colombian families here in New York watched the efforts with fear and uncertainty. Today again, it's terrible for my country, for my family. Everybody in Colombia is fair. It's It's hard. A lot of families, they don't know their situation. if they had families underground or what. We don't know yet.

The mayor did declare an overnight curfew and deployed troops to prevent any looting. It is now just after 11:00 a.m. local time and authorities say the rescue efforts will continue all throughout the day. Cindy Jessica, thank you. Stay with CBS News New York for the very latest developments on the search for survivors. Look for updates throughout the day on our website at cbsnew york.com.