Dhulgariirka Kolombiya ka dhacay ka dib, dadka Buenaventura oo dhaleeceeyay dayacaad dowladeed
Dhulgariir baaxad leh oo dhinacyadiisa gaaray 7.4 ayaa Isniintii ku dhuftay Kolombiya, halkaas oo qiyaastii 287 qof ay ku dhinteen guud ahaan dalka, kuwaas oo qiyaastii 19 ka mid ah ay ahaayeen dadka magaalada Buenaventura. Dadka deegaanka ayaa muujinaya welwel ku saabsan dayacaad dowladeed.
Burburka iyo Dhaawaca Magaalada
Buenaventura waa magaalo dadkeedu gaarayo 432,000 oo qof oo ku taal xeebta Baasifigga ee Kolombiya, halkaas oo qiyaastii 540 guri ay burbureen oo 3,416 kalena ay dhaawacayeen dhulgariirkii. Sidoo kale, qiyaastii 330 qof ayaa dhaawacay, waxaana qaybo ka mid ah isbitaalka Luis Ablanque de la Plata District Hospital ay joojiyeen shaqada ka dib musiibada.
Dhaawacyada ayaa lagu daweynayaa xaalad adag, iyadoo dad badan oo dhaawacan ay sariiraha ku jiifaan oo hoos yimaada teendhooyin laga dhigay meel bannaan oo baarkinka isbitaalka ah. Bryan Reyes, 29 sano, ayaa saddex jab ka soo gaaray lugaha markii uu daaqadda dabaqa koowaad ka booday si uu uga badbaado dhulgariirkii.
Cabashooyinka Dadweynaha iyo Amniga
Alfonso Grueso, oo ah guddoomiyaha Ururka Guddiyada Waxqabadka Bulshada, ayaa qiyaasay in guryaha qiyaastii 750 degan oo Barrio Oriente ay dhaawacayeen. Wuxuu yiri: "What we need most is help from the state and the municipal government, since practically none has arrived".
Maamulka Cali ayaa magaalada shaqaaleysiiyay askar, laakiin Buenaventura tallaabooyin noocaas ah lama samayn. Jorge Montez ayaa yiri: "There aren’t enough military or police. We’re short on security". Tabaruceyaasha ayaa boolis u baahday in ay gargaarka geeyaan.
Faquuqda iyo Mustaqbalka
Qiyaastii 15.4 boqolkiiba dadka Buenaventura ayaa ku nool faquuq badan sida ay qireen qiyaasaha dowladda ee 2024, tanaasuna waxay ka badan tahay labanlaab marka loo eego Cali. Sannadkii 2025, 72 boqolkiiba dadku way ku adkaatay shaqada, 70 boqolkiibana waxay cunaayeen wax ka yar saddex goobood maalintii.
Iveth Dalissa Caceres, oo ah shaqaale bulsho, ayaa saadaalisay in "The poverty rate will rise in Buenaventura and the Pacific region". Waxay kormeertaa jiko bulsho oo 400 qado u qaybisa aagagga dhibaataysan sida Barrio Oriente.
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed an estimated 287 people across Colombia on Monday, with 19 dying in the Pacific port city of Buenaventura. Residents say the government has failed to deliver urgent aid, leaving thousands in damaged homes without support.
Widespread Destruction and Institutional Failure
In Buenaventura, a city of 432,000 on Colombia's Pacific coast, the quake caused 540 homes to collapse and 3,416 to sustain damage, with 330 residents injured. The Luis Ablanque de la Plata District Hospital saw several wards shut down, forcing injured people to lie in beds under tents outside in the sweltering car park.
Bryan Reyes, 29, sustained three fractures in his leg after jumping from a first-floor window to escape the tremor. He described the hospital's lack of supplies as a symptom of chronic under-investment, noting that workers had staged a strike before the earthquake because they had not been paid.
Deep Poverty and Distrust of Authorities
Buenaventura already faces severe socioeconomic challenges, with 15.4 percent of its population living in multidimensional poverty according to 2024 government estimates. In 2025, 72 percent of residents struggled to find work, and approximately 70 percent reported eating fewer than three meals a day due to insufficient food.
Relations between residents and authorities have long been strained. Last year, 64 percent of locals said they distrusted the mayor's office, while 57 percent expressed distrust in the national government. The city's mayor visited Barrio Oriente on the day of the earthquake, but no further assistance has been offered.
Security Gaps and Community Resilience
While authorities in Cali have militarised the city with soldiers patrolling the streets, no such measures have been rolled out in Buenaventura. The GAULA, a special anti-extortion military unit, patrolled the area around a collapsed building but was pulled away due to a prison riot on Monday night, after which people began looting the site.
Volunteers in Barrio Oriente needed a police escort to deliver aid due to concerns about local gang violence. Despite these challenges, social worker Iveth Dalissa Caceres said the community is incredibly resilient, adding that they were born in this situation and have learned to keep moving forward no matter what.
