Three months after the Aug. 10 earthquake struck Chocó, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca and Caldas, affected residents are still awaiting a housing response.
The earthquake claimed the lives of 335 people and caused thousands of injuries and considerable damage to homes, health centers and educational institutions. Many families remain in temporary shelters or in tents set up in public spaces.
According to data recorded by the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (Ungrd), around 238,266 homes suffered damage across the national territory: 201,939 were affected and 36,327 were completely destroyed, with 759 buildings collapsing entirely.
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The Milagro Fund is not the only financial mechanism being questioned. In recent days, a judge ordered the Colombia Luz y Sonrisas Foundation—a program legally represented by Ana Lucía Pineda, the first lady—to submit a management report detailing what it “received, administered, channeled or distributed” after the earthquake.
En los cinco departamentos más afectados por el terremoto del 10 de agosto, aún siguen esperando acciones concretas del gobierno de @abdelaespriella.
El Fondo Milagro apenas arranca, las donaciones de la primera dama siguen en veremos, la destrucción se volvió paisaje y la… pic.twitter.com/7DBxUSsX2Y
— RicardoGonzálezDuque (@RicardoGonDuq) November 10, 2026
Pineda had reported days earlier that her organization received more than $17 million from the private sector, but she did not detail how it will benefit the affected families. She also drew criticism for attending the inauguration of billboards about works to restore housing in the department of Risaralda, where more than 70,000 families were affected.
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