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After the installation of a permanent Unified Command Post (PMU) in Chocó, to coordinate the emergency caused by the heavy rains in this department, the current report is of 16 affected municipalities of the San Juan and Atrato basins, which leave more than 7,000 victims.
Carolina Córdoba-Curi, Secretary of the Interior of Chocó, stated that humanitarian aid began to arrive from Monday, November 16 “to 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.
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On the other hand, Ariel Palacios, governor of Chocó, alerted citizens to be forewarned and on alert, indicating that this winter wave 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,” said the departmental president.
In addition to this, the governor said that he asked the National Government to make short and medium-term investments to mitigate this situation, which occurs year after year in the region.
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Some of these works are: the construction of retaining walls in some municipalities, the maintenance of some roads that connect with the municipal capitals and the relocation of several townships that are the most affected in each rainy season.
“This is the case of Boraudo (Lloró) and Pogue (Bojayá), which are processes that have already been advanced and have been requested for a long time,” said Palacios.
During a visit to Lloró, one of the most affected areas, the departmental president assured that after visiting the humanitarian aid collection center, he verified that the first had already arrived in the municipality.
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Likewise, with the cessation of water levels, Invías dismantled the structures of the suspension bridge that were destroyed, and made a tour of the town of Boraud, one of the areas most affected by the flood.
“We hope in the next few 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,” Palacios said.
The Colombian Environmental Movement is making a collection of aid to send them to Chocó.
Likewise, the Government of Chocó is receiving aid from the department’s Food Bank.
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