Maria Patricia Rodriguez Gonzalez has been living under tarps on the sidewalk near the Independence Street building with her 13-year-old son and 27-year old daughter for the past six months. “It makes us sad that people insult us without knowing the reality we are living,” Rodriguez said. We’re here out of necessity.”Displaced residents received 3,000 pesos ($160) each month for the first three months from the government. Rodriguez tries to make ends meet by selling candy on a table at the entrance to her camp. The city announced last week that it had taken ownership of a lot where an office building collapsed, killing 49 people.

Source: National Post March 19, 2018 04:07 UTC