The scale of the destruction caused by Colombia’s earthquake has been laid bare by Church leaders struggling to provide hope after entire communities were made homeless by the natural disaster.
Speaking to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) – which has an office in the capital, Bogotá – bishops described grappling with a humanitarian crisis amid reports of nearly 300 dead, almost 4,000 injured and many thousands made homeless.
Speaking to ACN, Bishop Mario de Jesús Álvarez Gómez of Istmina-Tadó described travelling around his diocese to assess the needs.
