Homeless and Facing Soaring Rents, Colombia Quake Survivors Struggle to Rebuild Lives One Month On
Officials say the 30 trillion-peso plan will rely on private donations and a new reconstruction fund as more than 400,000 people remain displaced.
- On Monday, President Abelardo de la Espriella traveled to Chocó and announced a 1 billion pesos infrastructure package for road upgrades and airport renovation, emphasizing long-term regional transformation over temporary subsidies.
- The 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia one month ago killed more than 300 people and injured 4,500, destroying 36,000 homes and damaging 200,000 others, creating a rebuilding challenge valued at more than 30 trillion pesos .
- Public criticism mounted after De la Espriella limited international rescuers to three countries, while Housing Minister Jaime Andrés Beltrán faced backlash for a leisure trip, justifying it as wanting to "spend a few hours" with family despite being in post one week.
- The government decreed an economic emergency and created the Fondo Milagro to channel reconstruction resources, with manager Jaime Uribe allocating two trillion pesos for demolition in Risaralda.
- Anthropologist Juan Carlos Orrego warned that political pressure for quick fixes may compromise reconstruction quality, as the Ministry of Education estimates half a million children had their education disrupted this month.
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PEREIRA, Sept 11 — One month after a powerful earthquake shattered the Colombian city of Pereira, hundreds of people sleep outdoors or seek refuge in shelters with little idea of...
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One month since the earthquake in Colombia: solidarity, government controversies and the titanic task of reconstruction
President Abelardo de la Espriella is focusing on four affected regions, where repairing the damage will cost 1.5% of GDP and take at least five years
This September 10th marks a month since an earthquake of 7.4 magnitude struck Colombia. The earthquake left destruction in several regions of the country, more than 330 dead, more than 111 missing and thousands of people affected. Our special envoy, Maxime Pluvinet, was in Pereira, one of the most affected cities, and told us how reconstruction efforts are progressing and how the people who lost everything survive, many without their own roof.
Cedarnews.net. . Colombia lived on August 10th one of the worst emergencies in its recent history with the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that hit the west and center. Cedarnews . .
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