Chocó, Colombia, Faces Deeper Hardship After an Earthquake
In Chocó, a remote region, “pain, hunger and homelessness await” survivors of last week’s earthquake, the governor said. Shakira visited to help draw awareness. Soldiers and volunteers offloading aid supplies from a helicopter in San José del Palmar, Colombia, a remote town close to the earthquake’s epicenter. Genevieve Glatsky and Federico Rios traversed Chocó, Colombia, by car, boat and helicopter over several days. In Colombia’s remote Pacific region of Chocó, isolation has long been a fact of life.
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In Chocó, a remote region, “pain, hunger and homelessness await” survivors of last week’s earthquake, the governor said. Shakira visited to help draw awareness. Soldiers and volunteers offloading aid supplies from a helicopter in San José del Palmar, Colombia, a remote town close to the earthquake’s epicenter. Genevieve Glatsky and Federico Rios traversed Chocó, Colombia, by car, boat and helicopter over several days. In Colombia’s remote Pacific region of Chocó, isolation has long been a fact of life.