The search and identification of the fatal victims of the landslide that occurred around 5:00 in the morning on Sunday, December 4, in the municipality of Pueblo Rico, in Risaralda. The landslide buried a public service bus that covered the route Cali – Quibdo. The National Unit for Risk and Disaster Management confirmed the death of 34 people, although on the site there is unofficial talk of more than 40 people involved.
legal MedicineFor his part, he confirmed the identity of the first victims, where four minors stand out. According to local media, several members of a family are on the list of fatalities. There are dramatic cases like those of Tibisay Salazarpregnant with twins and who lost her life along with her husband. The newspaper El Colombiano also reported the case of a minor who was found alive while hugging the body of her mother, she too he lost his two year old brother.
These are the names of the deceased people:
Maria Angel Caicedo Asprilla
Samuel Elias Ayala Benitez
Arboleda of Guillermo Ibargue
Jorge Luis Gonzalez Victoria
Kelly Johanna Rodriguez Angle (CNI)
Rossy Cella Murillo Valderrama (CNI)
Juan David Ruiz Mosquera
Kevin Joel Lozano Tenorio
Male CNI
Mathius Mina Lozano
CNI or Ehimy Nahiara Potes Ruiz
CNI or Thiago Mosquera
Mayerly Mosquera Mosquera
Yira Ismelda Mosque
Tibisay Salazar Diana Rosmira Rivas
Yecid Katherine Borja
Diego Mauricio Figueroa Mosquera
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Gloria Cecilia Viveros
Berenice Londono
Valentina Ibargu
It should be noted that since Risaralda Fire Department It was reported that around 11:40 in the morning this Monday the search and rescue work was completed. The work was complex due to the winter situation that this part of the country is going through and the danger that the terrain represented for rescuers. The Colombian Geological Service (SGC)points out that the municipality of rich townis in very high threat due to mass movement, this condition associated with the phenomenon of The girlwhich has been presented since August 2020.
On the ground are members of the National Unit of Risk management (Ungrd), from National Highway Institute (Invías), and the address of Transit and Transportation helping with rescue and earth removal work to re-enable passage in the sector. The families of the victims will be helped by the Government of Risaralda to have lodging and transportation while they are aware of the situation of their loved ones
“We have had the support of all the regional authorities and, particularly, we appreciate the support that the Military Forces and the Police have given us,” the official said.
The Minister of the Interior, alfonso prada, gave details of the National Security Council that was held at the Casa de Nariño. According to the official, the disaster caused by the hello winter generated that President Gustavo Petro decided to convene a National Unified Command Post (PMU).
“The President of the Republic has asked us to convene a National Unified Command Post today in relation to the disaster caused by the winter wave,” confirmed the head of the portfolio. In the PMU they will study road infrastructure and disturbances in national mobility. “Particularly, that we review the whole issue of landslide risks and naturally the material effects that the winter wave has caused throughout the country,” he added.
The most recent figures from the Ungrd, cut off on November 10, indicated that The rains have left 205 dead, almost 500,000 homeless, 281 injured and 53 missing. Also 5,858 houses destroyed and 77,816 damaged houses in the 1,103 municipalities of Colombia.
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