AL JAZEERA: An SOS: Colombians hang red rags for help amid COVID-19 lockdown →

Hanging from Daniela Castano's window is a red T-shirt draped on an old mop pole.

The piece of red cloth is one of many dotting the buildings of Bogota's working-class neighbourhoods - a symbol of someone in need.

Francy Olaya, 57, stands with her daughter Leidy, 35, outside their home in the Giradot neighbourhood in Bogota, where they have hung a red flag. Photo: Steven Grattan

Francy Olaya, 57, stands with her daughter Leidy, 35, outside their home in the Giradot neighbourhood in Bogota, where they have hung a red flag. Photo: Steven Grattan