A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia's impoverished and neglected region
- BOGOTA, Colombia -- Ismael Arias was headed to the market when the devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit western Colombia last week, sowing death and destruction.
- His home region of Choco was the epicenter.
- Leaving home early that day likely saved his life, he says — the two-story home he had spent years building with his modest wages collapsed during the quake.
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- BOGOTA, Colombia -- Ismael Arias was headed to the market when the devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit western Colombia last week, sowing death and destruction.
- His home region of Choco was the epicenter.
- Leaving home early that day likely saved his life, he says — the two-story home he had spent years building with his modest wages collapsed during the quake.
Sources: ABC News