00:02Shakira visited the Colombian department of Chocó on Monday, where the epicenter of the
00:08A 7.4 magnitude earthquake has left almost 300 dead.
00:13Accompanied by the American millionaire Howard Buffett, the famous singer from Barranquilla
00:17He walked among broken windows, collapsed walls, and destroyed desks in some of the most
00:22of 40 schools that suffered damage. There, he pledged to build 10 schools and
00:28He said he had raised an initial amount of one million dollars in support from his collaborators.
00:32to achieve it.
00:33I have also come because I want to draw the attention of governments, I want to call for international aid,
00:42I want to draw the attention of the private sector and governments worldwide so that
00:48send as much help as possible.
00:51The artist pointed out that there is a historical debt owed to Chocó, one of the poorest regions.
00:56of the country, which, according to him, has been left to its own devices.
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