00:16In earthquake hit Buenaventura, in the Colombian department of Valle del Cauca, residents are
00:21urging a better response from the national government to the emergency the area faces
00:25in the wake of the seismic event.
00:27More than a week after the earthquake, Buenaventura reports at least 1,150 families who lost their
00:33homes and about 55,000 affected people, many of whom remain on the streets due to the risk
00:39of buildings collapses.
00:40Those campings on the outskirts of the city still have not received any kind of government
00:45aid to access basic services such as health care, food and other public services.
00:50In addition, residents are warning about the rapid spread of illness among children due
00:55to the lack of adequate conditions and demanding authorities send medical supplies.
01:06We stay in post-earthquake Colombia where the municipality of La Virginia in the department
01:11of Risaralda is facing one of the worst crises in its recent history following the seismic
01:16event of August 10.
01:18According to the latest figures shared by authorities, the emergency resulted in the death of a
01:2376-year-old woman, more than 40 people injured and approximately 430 families registered as
01:29affected.
01:30The magnitude of the earthquake, which lasted nearly a minute, caused at least 60 homes to collapse
01:35and seriously damaged other infrastructure in both urban and rural areas.
01:39In the scenario, in an assessment presented by Mayor Juan Carlos Botero, the most urgent need
01:45at present includes construction materials such as cement, bricks and rebar in order to rebuild
01:51rebuild and improve the affected homes.
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