At 3:00 pm this Friday The burial began for the three deceased children in the district of Tapartóin Andes, following a landslide buried the La Lejía school this Thursday.
In the middle of a collective ceremony, Ana Sofía Henao (6 years old), Andrea Quintero Bolívar (5 years old) and Alexánder Hernández Marín (6 years old) they are fired by the community of this municipality in the southwest of Antioquia.
With balloons and white shirts, inhabitants of Tapartó, the village of El Porvenir (epicenter of the tragedy) and the rest of the Andes, gathered at the Church of Our Lady of Las Mercedes for funeral acts.
From the Mayor’s Office, which broadcasts the funeral live, they expressed: “Sadness overwhelms our hearts today. We join the pain of family and friends by Ana Sofia, Andrea and Alexander. With respect and affection, we Andeans will say goodbye to these little angels.”
The three mortal victims of the landslide were veiled in the morning hours, with massive accompaniment, at the Pedro Antonio Escobar Coliseum, in the urban area.
Official authorities, such as the Minister of Education, Maria Victoria Angle, and the Human Security Beings of the department, Luis Fernando Suarez, They make a presence on the spot.
As for hospitalized people, two children and the teacher Eliana Rincones, its status is known to be positive. In the case of the children, confirmed Carlos Arroyave, manager of the San Rafael Hospital, they did not present injuries and were only admitted to monitor them.
The teacher, For her part, she was injured, but as has been known in recent hours, his state of health is favorable. In this way, there were 19 people who came out alive from the emergency in the village of El Porvenir.
After the funeral work,Authorities will seek the relocation of children who lost their school and subsequent reconstruction. According to the Mayor’s Office, a park will be built on behalf of the victims at the site of the tragedy.
