Film and audiovisual workers in Cali have turned professional equipment into support for searches after the earthquake. Since nightfall on August 10, they have worked in shifts to illuminate rubble and assist teams at several sites.
Shifts continuing after nightfall
According to a report published by France 24 Les Observateurs, technicians in Cali began mobilising on the evening of August 10 and continued their support overnight. They brought film lights, generators and fuel to keep work areas illuminated.
The report gives neither a total number of volunteers nor a complete equipment inventory. It documents an effort organised in shifts, without making it possible to measure its separate contribution to rescue outcomes.
Limonar and Tequendama among documented areas
Testimony and images gathered by the outlet place part of the effort in the Limonar and Tequendama neighbourhoods on August 10 and 11. The lights were used to make rubble, access points and stairs visible during night searches.
Those details locate the scenes shown in the report. They are not an exhaustive record of every site where the audiovisual network provided support.
Directional microphones and drones
Sound professionals also made powerful unidirectional microphones available in an attempt to detect noises. Drones were used to observe hard-to-reach spaces and inspect some passages.
These tools supplement search equipment, but the source attributes no specific rescue to their use. Their presence therefore does not establish that anyone was located or rescued because of them.
An effort extending beyond film equipment
The same network also helped prepare food and collect donations. This civilian support adds to official operations without being part of their command or their tolls.
The report carries no new figure for deaths, missing people or rescues. The next useful markers will be how long the effort continues and any operational information published by authorities.