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On November 16, after the passage of Hurricane Iota, the Duque government turned to San Andrés y Providencia, and announced aid for families and merchants who lost everything.
But the islanders and some authorities They point out that the aid has not been channeled effectively and that, a month after the natural disaster, there are people who continue to sleep in the open.
(We invite you to read: ‘Shelters were beaten; we know what happens in Providencia ‘)
This is pointed out by a a tough letter that the Ombudsman Carlos Camargo has just sent to the Government, first known to EL TIEMPO.
While acknowledging the rapid and timely action of the Government to restore essential services and address the humanitarian crisis, Camargo assures that serious impacts on the community persist.
Ombudsman, Carlos Camargo, sent a letter to the Government.
Ombudsman
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It begins by requesting that the network of distribution of food, drinking water, medicine and aid, in general.
There are people who are not in the shelters and are in the open, due to the quality of the plastics and tents that are blown by the winds …
“There are people who are not in the shelters and are out in the open, due to the quality of the plastics and tents that are blown by the winds, a situation that is especially serious given the heavy rains that still affect the Archipelago,” says Camargo in your letter.
And adds that The creation of the State partner company is urgent to operate the San Andrés and Providencia hospitals and the San Luis health post. In the province, the hospital must be rebuilt.
Likewise, in another of the sections of the letter, the Ombudsman indicates that “the work of collecting rubble and waste should be continued, as well as in the treatment of septic tanks the transfer of hospital waste from Providencia and Santa Catalina to San Andrés, repair of the submarine outfall and water supply systems, assessment of the Blue Lizard landfill and hazardous waste storage sites“.
The Ombudsman also emphasizes that it is necessary to adopt economic measures aimed at the recovery of employment.
“The right to decent housing must be guaranteed, the business fabric strengthened and the agricultural and fishing sector promoted. For this, the generation of soft loans and incentives, such as payment programs for environmental services, is desirable, “adds the letter addressed to the president.
Finally, Camargo makes itself available so that the dialogues, socialization and active participation of the communities in decision-making to deal with the emergency, are broad, agile and effective.
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