Estas Dos Ciudades De Colombia Sufrieron Un Fuerte Impacto Del Sismo. Pero Esa No Es La Única Tragedia Que Enfrentan
Officials said 16 people died and 258 were injured as hospitals exceeded capacity and doctors set up makeshift care sites.
- A devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia on Monday, killing 16 people and injuring 258 in Buenaventura, according to the Alcaldía distrital.
- Landslides closed the only road connecting Buenaventura to the interior for 48 hours, isolating the city and hampering aid delivery. Officials recorded 1.144 homes destroyed and 8.688 damaged across Chocó.
- The Comite Internacional de Cruz Roja warned of humanitarian consequences in conflict zones where armed groups in Chocó and Valle complicate access. Only hotel zones and the port in Buenaventura have water 24 hours daily.
- Social leader Adriel Ruiz of Corporación Memoria y Paz stated Buenaventura "no aparece en el radar de las ayudas." Medical staff improvised health posts with tents to manage overwhelming patient surges.
- Historian Erika Parrado attributed regional suffering to "racismo estructural del Estado colombiano," arguing the government prioritizes extraction over local welfare. Recovery requires both physical reconstruction and sustained state accompaniment to marginalized communities.
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Estas dos ciudades de Colombia sufrieron un fuerte impacto del sismo. Pero esa no es la única tragedia que enfrentan
Por Nathaly Triana, CNN en Español Buenaventura, en Valle del Cauca, y Quibdó, la capital del Chocó, son territorios del Pacífico colombiano donde viven poblaciones afro e indígenas que históricamente han sufrido la exclusión y el conflicto armado. El devastador terremoto de 7,4 que sacudió a Colombia este lunes ha empeorado el panorama para muchas de estas comunidades.En Buenaventura, una ciudad de más de 430.000 habitantes y donde se encuentra…
Marked by poverty and the presence of armed groups, the department was at the epicentre of the earthquake that struck the country on Monday, 10 August. A few days later, the inhabitants struggle against the lack of accommodation and resources but also against forgetfulness.
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informacion.esSeism hits communities already affected by displacement and conflict, in a region where isolation complicates access to food, water and health care
Quibdó (Colombia), 13 Aug (EFE).- In El Chocó, one of the poorest departments in Colombia, the earthquake of magnitude 7.4 on Monday aggravated a crisis marked by deficiencies in health, public services and state care, which makes it difficult to respond to the emergency and the care of thousands of victims. Three days after the earthquake, the authorities closed the search and rescue phase, after confirming 13 deaths in the department, nine of …
Chocó, the epicenter of the earthquake that has left 265 dead in Colombia so far, is the most...
The powerful earthquake that struck western Colombia on Monday has highlighted the vulnerabilities of Chocó, a poor and isolated department on the Pacific coast. While aid efforts are struggling to reach some communities, residents and local officials fear that once the emergency has passed, the region will be forgotten.
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