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World in Progress: Rebuilding Chile's Dichato

Sophia Boddenberg/ Ineke MulesSeptember 12, 2018

Chile is situated on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. The small town of Dichato, located along the coast, was one of the towns that were almost completely destroyed by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in 2010. Today, eight years later, most of the town has been rebuilt. But for the people here, life will never be the same.

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