# Colombia's Buenaventura faces long road to recovery after earthquake

https://mins.news/en/item/26867

- CGTN, 2026-08-17 22:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-18/Colombia-s-Buenaventura-faces-long-road-to-recovery-after-earthquake-1PHor4xogPm/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Buenaventura, Colombia’s Pacific port, was among the cities hit hardest by last week’s major earthquake. More than two dozen people died there and thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed. Many residents remain in tents or with relatives, raising concerns about the city’s future and the length of its recovery.

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