Colombian street circus feeds people in lockdown

A group of street performers in Bogota are using ir show earnings to buy food and prepare soups for impoverished people during virus lockdown.

"We saw many red lights and decided to give some support with food, something that is a daily need," said Daniel Ceballos, one of members of Circo Encuentro.

On Saturday three performers from company walked around poor neighbourhoods in Bogota outskirts, looking for people in need and collecting vegetables.

Later, y dressed up to perform a one-hour show, aiming to warn people about virus spre and urging m to take care.

After show, y prepared a sancocho, a Colombian tritional soup based in potato and yuca that y renamed as "bat soup," in reference to supposed origin of new coronavirus.

Later performers handed soup pots to people in neighbourhood.

Encuentro Circus started ir shows about 11 years ago, and have always std in streets, something that y consider seed of ir social work.

Circus Encuentro members intend to keep delivering food to people in Bogota until sanitary lockdown finishes.

According to Johns Hopkins University tally on Saturday, Colombia has recorded more than 109,000 COVID-19 cases and 4,001 related deaths.

(Representative Im)