Name: Colombia faces years of rebuilding after earthquake devastation
Uploaded: 2026-08-25T05:51:20+08:00
Duration: 2 min 31 s
Description: Two weeks after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake devastated western Colombia, the emergency response is giving way to the long-term work of reconstruction. More than 320 people were killed, and tens of thousands of homes were destroyed. As President

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Two weeks after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake devastated western Colombia, the emergency response is giving way to the long-term work of reconstruction. More than 320 people were killed, and tens of thousands of homes were destroyed. As President Abelardo De La Espriella visits Buenaventura to outline the government’s next steps, artists and citizens are mobilizing support and families are mourning those they lost. CGTN’s Michelle Begue reports from Bogota.

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