There are 16 municipalities and 7,000 families affected by the winter in Chocó

After being located in Chocó a unified command post (PMU), to evaluate the emergency caused by the heavy rains in the department, lChocó authorities reported that, so far, 16 municipalities in the San Juan and Atrato river basins have been affected, leaving 7,000 families affected.

“Humanitarian aid began to arrive from Monday, November 16, at collection points and an important coordination with the public force has been achieved to guarantee distribution in the shortest possible time. A care plan has also been drawn up for the infrastructures and crops affected. The department’s PMU will operate permanently for the duration of the state of emergency”, Announced the Secretary of the Interior of Chocó, Carolina Córdoba-Curi.

The governor of Chocó, Ariel Palacios, asked citizens to remain cautious in the face of the winter wave, because, in his words, the emergency is just beginning.

“We are advancing all the protocols established for these cases, which means that we will be receiving aid, which has to do with markets, blankets, mats and everything necessary to attend the first part of this crisis.”Reported Governor Palacios, according to information from the newspaper El Tiempo.

According to the same media, the governor of Chocó asked the national government to make investments in the short and medium term, in works such as the construction of retaining walls in some municipalities, the maintenance of roads that connect with the municipal capitals, and the relocation of the townships most affected by the rains, in order to mitigate the emergency situation that the department experiences every year.

The governor also indicated that, during a visit to Lloró, one of the areas hardest hit by winter, he was able to verify that the first aid destined for the municipality of Chocó has already reached the humanitarian aid collection center.

“We hope in the coming days to present the housing, aqueduct and sewerage projects, since the Mayor’s Office already has the land for this management (relocation) to be a reality”Said Palacios, according to the newspaper El Tiempo.

Thanks to the cessation of the increase in water levels in the municipality, Invias was able to clear the Lloró suspension bridge, one of the structures that were destroyed due to the damage that winter has caused in the department.

YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN

President Iván Duque arrived on the island of San Andrés

Learn how hurricanes form and what their categories mean

The first ship with humanitarian aid set sail for San Andrés