Buenaventura residents criticise state neglect after Colombia’s earthquake
In the port city of Buenaventura, residents say the government's lapses after the deadly earthquake speak to a broader trend of mismanagement. Buenaventura, Colombia – Lorena Hipis sits in her living room, gazing emptily into the kitchen. The harsh midday sun beats down on her. The walls have been shaved off one side of her house, and a gaping hole punctures what used to be the roof. "The whole thing came crashing down," said Hipis, gesturing to the wreckage of a five-storey building next door. It collapsed during the 7.4-magnitude earthquake on Monday, destroying half of her home and flattening her mother's house nearby.
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According to government estimates from 2024, 15.4 percent of the city's population lives in multidimensional poverty, a term that economists use to capture deprivation beyond dollar amounts. An estimated 287 people were killed across the country, roughly 19 of whom died in Buenaventura.
