Buenaventura Residents Criticise State Neglect After Colombia’s Earthquake
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In Buenaventura, a city on the Pacific coast, residents say that the lack of intervention of the authorities after the earthquake reflects older problems of administration and underfunding, according to Al Jazeera. Lorraine Hipis concerns his house destroyed after the earthquake with magnitude 7.4 produced months. A wall of his house was destroyed, and a part of the roof collapsed after the five-storey building next door overlaid. Four people di…
Indigenous and Afro Communities Remain Unserved in Several Areas of the Pacific After the Earthquake
The Regional Coordination of the Colombian Pacific and the Center for Ethnic Studies warned of possible underreporting of earthquake damage in indigenous and Afro-descendent communities in the Pacific, due to difficulties in accessing rural areas. In Buenaventura, the Social Pastoral found a difference between official records and community reports: while 144 affected homes were counted, the communities reported more than 600. Organizations call…
Vice President José Manuel Restrepo led a visit to the port to learn about the effects, announce aid and participate in the PMU.
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