Earthquake
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LIFE
Colombia Counts Earthquake Losses While Survivors Face Mental Health Aftershocks
More than a month after Colombia’s devastating earthquake, survivors are seeking psychological help, often for the first time. Free counseling…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia Needs More than Miracles as Earthquake Recovery Tests Its New President
One month after Colombia’s devastating earthquake, survivors face ruined homes, interrupted schooling and uncertain reconstruction funding. President Abelardo de la…
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LIFE
Bogotá Finds Cali’s Rhythm as Petronio Turns Earthquake Grief into a Lifeline
Bogotá’s Petronio Álvarez festival extension brings Pacific music and Afro-Colombian craftsmanship to a city far from the earthquake’s worst destruction.…
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AMERICAS
Colombian Wounaan Families Fled Guerrillas, Then an Earthquake Took Their Children’s Only School
Thirteen years after fleeing guerrilla recruitment, 35 Wounaan families near Buenaventura have lost their only school to Colombia’s August earthquake.…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia’s First Month Under De la Espriella Tests Strength Against Crisis and War
One month into office, Colombia’s Abelardo de la Espriella has paired earthquake relief with military offensives and confrontations with judges.…
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AMERICAS
Colombia’s Earthquake Exposes Buenaventura’s Fault Lines Beyond the Shaking Ground
After a 7.4-magnitude earthquake shattered homes and schools in Buenaventura, aid reached communities already living without reliable water, education, or…
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LIFE
Venezuela Earthquake Pets Wait Behind Bars for Families to Return
Two months after earthquakes killed more than 6,500 people, 700 dogs and cats remain sheltered in La Guaira. Their wounds…
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AMERICAS
Cali Rebuilds After Earthquake as Three-Year Recovery Clock Starts Ticking
Cali restored power with remarkable speed after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake, but true recovery will take years. Beneath the statistics…
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ECONOMY
Colombia Counts the Cost as Earthquake Rubble Becomes National Reckoning
One week after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake tore through western Colombia, rescue crews still search, families sleep beneath plastic, schools…
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SPORTS
Copa Libertadores Draws Leave South American Football on Shaken Ground
Seven Copa Libertadores first legs ended level, while Colombia’s earthquake postponed another match and exposed rural families still waiting for…
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