Our photographer Federico Rios joined aid flights in Chocó to document earthquake rescue efforts in remote communities.

In Chocó, a remote region, “pain, hunger and homelessness await” survivors of last week’s earthquake, the governor said. Shakira visited to help draw awareness.

© Federico Rios for The New York Times

Topos Azteca, a Mexican volunteer rescue group that works worldwide and helped after the Sept. 11 attacks, arrived in Colombia after searching for survivors in Venezuela.

© Federico Rios for The New York Times

Our reporter Genevieve Glatsky, who is based in Colombia, witnesses the rescue of a buried earthquake survivor in the city of Cali.