Earthquake exposes years of neglect as Colombia's poorest region bears the toll

A powerful earthquake devastates Colombia’s poorest region, Chocó, damaging a hospital refrigeration unit storing blood donations, overwhelming emergency care, and raising urgent needs for beds, wheelchairs, and supplies as aid pours in from across the country and abroad; President De la Espriella pledges infrastructure investment and homelessness subsidies, but residents remain skeptical about long-delayed support for the neglected region.