It is very typical after most disasters, mayhem and chaos. However, a week after the disaster, after having gone through the city, time after time, it is calm. Throughout the city, while there are many military, overall, the people are very calm and have begun cleaning up and attempting to start their life over. Yes, there are risks involved. If anyone knows the current political situation in this country, you will understand the risks are not far from here, guerrilla bases.
All people living here are very cautious.
The way we distribute food is that we give it directly to the people. We do work with the community leaders to work with the people for distribution. All they wanted was money, and we have no reason to trust them with that money. There are dozens of organizations working here in Colombia and certainly with the organization I work for and other international organizations, the donations do get here. I've been doing this type of work for 20 years, and from my personal experience, I know the donations get there.