00:14One week after the earthquake in Colombia, our certainty is growing among affected people due to the government's lack of
00:20response.
00:21In Bahia del Cauca, communities are demanding concrete measures to address the ongoing emergency.
00:25Our correspondent Milton Henao has more information.
00:31The damage to homes, some of which were completely destroyed, and others of which are on the verge of collapse,
00:37has created an uncertain situation one week after the tragedy.
00:41For residents of Sevilla, a municipality in Northern Valle del Cauca department, the state's response has made it clear that
00:49they will have to fight to recover what they built over many years.
00:54They told us that there is no money available at the moment, and that we have to wait for aid
00:59from Bogota to be distributed.
01:01MILES O' Harissa managed to save her own life and the lives of her family members.
01:07In contrast to the limited response of the Colombian state regarding the future of her loved ones, her friends showed
01:13solidarity by providing them with a place to spend the night.
01:16So far, I haven't seen anything.
01:20They say engineers are coming, but we don't know if they're going to rebuild our houses or relocate us.
01:25I don't know yet. I don't know what will happen to our home.
01:28MILES O' For some analysts, the earthquake that hit Colombia made two things very clear.
01:35First, amid the tragedy, the immense solidarity of citizens under the slogan, people for the people, resulted in the most
01:42massive and timely response.
01:44Second, the incoming government's slowness, limited administrative experience, and clear lack of support for the nation's relief agencies, which rely
01:52more on willpower than resources, became apparent.
01:55MILES O' The national government and the state owe firefighters more than 340 billion pesos.
02:04It's time to support firefighters.
02:07We cannot continue to be at the mercy of mayors who decide whether or not to allocate resources.
02:13We are still in need.
02:15I must mention that Colombia's municipalities lack a public risk management policy.
02:19If they did, the community would already be trained and have taken measures to make their homes earthquake-resistant, everything
02:26that calls for prevention.
02:27MILES O' In recent hours, President Abelardo de la Espriella's visit to Buenaventura to hand out balls and T-shirts
02:38went viral on social media.
02:41Citizens have questioned this move due to the lack of immediate and substantive solutions to the emergency.
02:47Meanwhile, in Cali, restrictions on volunteers at rescue sites have been constant, as has the work of journalists and citizens
02:54searching for their families at various sites of the tragedy.
02:58At this time, I am unable to comment to the press. I am not authorized to speak with them.
03:03MILES O' Why is there so much silence in response to the demands?
03:06There is no silence. There is no silence.
03:08In Sevilla, Valle del Cauca, with the camera, Alexander Quiñones, Milton Henao, Telesur.
03:13Films at first at dinner.
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