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Video: RELIEF NEWS UPDATES - Rains, flood in Florencia, Caqueta, Colombia - Cost of Living
| Video: RELIEF NEWS UPDATES - Rains, flood in Florencia, Caqueta, Colombia FLY-IN NEWS Supreme Master ching hai international Association relief news update from Colombia, At the end of May, bouts of torrential rains bore down on southern colombia, setting off severe floods and landslides that claimed at least 18 lives and injured 87 others. Thousands were displaced as 15000 homes were damaged across 134 municipalities. We've had to run at night, like 12 am or one o'clock in the morning, We were on the platforms all night with the children, and a child already was like full of cramps because it was very cold, conveying her love and sorrowful prayers, supreme master ching Hai swiftly donated US$10000, asking our nearby Association members to please go to help the worst affected regions, This amount could acquire US$50000 in emergency supplies bought in the United States, based on Colombia's cost of living. After assessing the situation, our Association members from Costa Rica and colombia determined that the Caqueta Department was most in need. As soon as the airport reopened in June, the relief team traveled to the departments deluged capital Florencia, covering their own expenses of US$1340. We are in Florencia, Caqueta, Colombia, where flooding affected more than 5000 families throughout the department. The floods were so extensive that many families lost their homes, others lost their belongings, food, everything they owned. The families were in need of food, mattresses, kitchen kits, and cleaning kits. Upon arrival, they bought vegan food <b>...</b> |
| Natural disaster is something that we can't avoid that's why we need to prepare ourselves at all times. I feel pity to those people in Colombia affected by great typhoon and landslide. I understand that it is hard to accept that you lost a lot of things in just a click after all these years that you have invested them. Expect that there will be an increase in some goods after this tragedy, but I hope that the government can take good steps on how to help these suffering people of Colombia. |
| I am in need for some good information with regards to the cost of living in the country of Colombia. I am thinking of moving in there and so this matter really concerns me. I have been in Bogota, maybe two years ago and I have to say that the people in there are great and moving would be a priority of mine. Anyway, hope to hear from all of you soon. |
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