MIAMI \u2014 Nearly one week after a powerful earthquake struck Colombia, South Floridians are coming together to support victims as search-and-rescue operations continue.<\/p>\n
About 290 people have died, roughly 140 remain missing and nearly 4,000 others have been injured following the earthquake.<\/p>\n
As communities in Colombia work to recover, aid from South Florida is making its way to some of the hardest-hit areas.<\/p>\n
On Sunday night, a benefit concert at the Kaseya Center in downtown Miami brought together some of Latin America\u2019s biggest music stars and a crowd hoping to support relief efforts in both Colombia and Venezuela, which is also recovering from devastating earthquakes.<\/p>\n
Camilo Garcia, who is Cuban, said he wanted to attend and show his support.<\/p>\n
\u201cLoud, beautiful. People dancing. People screaming. Clapping. Everything was nice,\u201d Garcia said of the concert.<\/p>\n
He said the event demonstrated the importance of communities coming together following disasters.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a great thing we\u2019re doing for both countries,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cThey needed this to get help from us, and we should help more people in the future like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Relief supplies headed to Colombia<\/p>\n
The support extended beyond the concert.<\/p>\n
A plane loaded with medical supplies was preparing for its second relief flight from South Florida to Colombia.<\/p>\n
Juan Rojas, president of Red Legacy Aviation, said the aircraft was headed to Pereira, near the center of some of the earthquake damage.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis airplane is going to head down to Pereira, which is super close to the center of all the damage — one of the cities that has suffered the most,\u201d Rojas said.<\/p>\n
Help Land Foundation is also among three organizations urgently collecting supplies for earthquake victims.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re small but with big hearts,\u201d founder Ender Urdaneta said. \u201cFor us, the important thing is making sure we\u2019re helping those in need.\u201d<\/p>\n
The relief efforts come as rescuers in Colombia continue searching for survivors and those still unaccounted for nearly a week after the earthquake.<\/p>\n
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