The principles in the central Colombiawarned that tens of thousands of residents are still at risk afterwards the landslide that killed at least 16 people.
The landslide on Tuesday (8/2) that “buried” a large part of the community La Esnedabetween cities Doskebradas and Pereirawas caused due to heavy rainfall in the wider area, where coffee plantations are located.
Roofs of houses have fallen, while clothes and other belongings are scattered among the ruins, covered with mud.
“I live by a miracle”
“It was about 6:15 a.m. when the landslide occurred, my family was trapped there,” he said. Alvaro Alsate, 62 years old, whose father, brother, niece’s child and neighbors were killed. “The mud dragged me naked out into the street. I reached the boulevard, in the mud “.
His brother had woken him up early, he says Alsace, something he believes saved his life. “We live by a miracle,” explains the baker by profession, watching the rescue operations with some of his relatives. His arms and legs are full of abrasions and bruises after his adventure. “It’s so hard, it hurts so much,” he says.
The number of injured is 36, while the fate of three others is unknown, said today the crisis management service of Colombiaaccording to the ΑΠΕ ΜΠΕ.
About 50,000 are at risk
Thousands more may be at risk, warns a local official Julio Cesar Gomes, referring to tens of thousands of residents of precarious areas near three rivers, including those displaced by armed conflict and migrants from Venezuela. “We could easily talk about about 50,000 people living in areas where there is danger,” he said.
Seven houses were destroyed by the landslide and another 69 were evacuated, according to the official report.
Landslides are common in the highlands of Colombia, due to heavy rainfall and unregulated construction.
Prior to Tuesday’s landslide, Colombian authorities had recorded 64 landslides, floods or river overflows since the beginning of the year, with seven dead.
In 2017, more than 320 people were killed by a landslide in the city of Mokoa in southwestern Colombia.
Source: News Beast

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