Colombian Twitter users have joined to support the victims of this year's heavy rainy season [1], which has affected [2] at least 1.5 million people. Twitteratón [3] [es] started on December 8 as an event in Medellín [4] [es] to collect donations for the victims, prompting similar events in other cities like Bogotá [5] (12/ 11), Barranquilla [6] [es] (12/11), Pasto [7] [es] (12/12), and Cali [8] [es] (12/19 [9] [es]). A virtual auction [10] [es] of works by illustrators, photographers, and artists is also on the works.
Colombia: Twitter Solidarity with Victims of Rainy Season
· Written by Julián Ortega Martínez
Categories: Latin America, Colombia, Digital Activism, Disaster, Humanitarian Response