More than half of Medellin goes to bed hungry: Study
More than half of Medellin goes to bed hungry: Study
Posted by Emma Rosser on Jul 28, 2015
More than half of Medellins 2.5 million residents do not have access to three meals a day, revealed the citys food bank in a recent study.
In some of the citys impoverished areas, this figure rockets to a staggering 89%.
A study released by Medellins Archdiocese Food Bank has revealed the number of people in Colombias second largest city that are not able to eat three times a day. Districts in the northeast and west of the city are reportedly the most in need. In Santo Domingo 82% cannot access sufficient food and in the Manrique district this figures jumps to 89%.
Government statistics claim that 14.7% of Medellins citizens live in poverty, which raises questions over the government definition of poverty when considering 52% of residents cannot access sufficient food resources.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/more-than-half-of-medellin-goes-to-bed-hungry-study/
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Mud slide in Santo Domingo, Medellin, April 2011.
Fire at "el barrio Manrique Santa Inés, en la comuna 3 de Medellín." [/center]