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The UN Estimates that Colombia’s Earthquake Left Damage for $14 Billion

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Bogotá, Sep 17 (EFE).- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) estimates in a first assessment that the earthquake of August 10 left damage in Colombia for some 14 billion dollars, a figure well above the preliminary estimate of 9.5 billion dollars of the national government.The director for [...] The entry The UN estimates that the earthquake in Colombia left damage for 14 billion dollars was first published in HolaNews.

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Bogotá, Sep 17 (EFE).- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) estimates in a first assessment that the earthquake of August 10 left damage in Colombia for some 14 billion dollars, a figure well above the preliminary estimate of 9.5 billion dollars of the national government.The director for [...] The entry The UN estimates that the earthquake in Colombia left damage for 14 billion dollars was first published in HolaNews.

Bogotá, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) The senator for the Historical Pact Alejandro Ocampo today denounced that the budget allocated to Housing by the government is insufficient for thousands of Colombians to rebuild their homes after the earthquake of August 10. The post They denounce inconsistencies between resources and damage due to earthquake in Colombia first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.

UNDP's Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Michelle Muschett, highlighted in an interview that this "deep tragedy" has been mainly fuelled by "infrastructure, housing and basic services," as well as traditionally backward areas, such as the department of Chocó.

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The earthquake of August 10 in Colombia caused damage of about 14 billion dollars according to estimates of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Michelle Muschett, director for Latin America and the Caribbean of UNDP, said in an interview with EFE that this “deep tragedy” has been mainly fuelled by “infrastructure, housing and [...]

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