The situation in the road to the sea worsens every day due to the blockade in the municipality of Cáceres. To the crisis experienced by the nearly 1,200 freight transport drivers who were trapped in the closure made by the community, The looting of those who have been victims during this Friday is added.
According to the Association of Freight Carriers ATC 23 trucks were looted and damaged in the sectors of Yarumo in the municipality of Tarazá and the corregimiento Jardín de Cáceres, The same thing happened in the Puerto Belgique sector. of this same municipality. The number of drivers injured by the mob amounts to four so far.
Although it has been reported that there are Police and Army personnel in the area, this did not prevent groups of people from jumping on the trucks and beginning to steal their contents despite the efforts of the drivers to prevent it.
According to Anderson Quiceno, ATC spokesman, the situation of the carriers is desperate and they urge the regional and national government to activate all possible mechanisms to unblock the blockade and allow the carriers to leave.
However, according to Quiceno, the conclusions of the meeting between the Minister of Defense and the Government of Antioquia are still awaited. The same was confirmed by the Government of Antioquia to EL COLOMBIANO.
For now transporters must move through the Magdalena Medio and Urabá roadswhich represents between 400 and 800 more kilometers of travel and freight cost overruns of between 60% and 70%.
According to the Defencarga association, About 27,400 land cargo transport operations have been affected by the blockadewhich shows losses of more than $120,000 million.
