Red Alert in Seven Departments of Colombia

“We had 119 Colombians who died by the rainy season between January and October of 2010, and between September and November this year, checked 95 deaths.” ”In just two months already are to reach the figure of 10 months,” warned Caesar Urueña, director of the Colombian Red Cross relief.
The picture is not very encouraging, as weather forecasts do not improve. ”More when the phenomenon of girls will reach maturity in the month of December, so will have to be waiting for more delicate situations”, added the specialist.
Colombia presents two seasons of rain, the first starts in late March and extends until late June, and the second from September until mid-December. From September and up to date, the rains affecting 27 32 departments have claimed the lives of at least 95 people and have left victims to more than 300 thousand Colombians.
Last year, said the director of the local Red Cross, “29 departments were affected, while during the two months that takes this rainy season, at least 27 departments are affected”.
In fact, the Government of Juan Manuel Santos declared alert red in seven of the 32 departments of the country. Those most affected are Antioquia, Chocó, Tolima, Caldas, Quindío, Valle and Nariño.In Chocó, for example, the emergency by rain left 18,000 affected.
The director of the Office of risk management, Carlos Iván Márquez, rated as “critical” situation in much of the country. He explained that there were 480 emergencies (landslides, floods, avalanches and storms), which, in addition to the dead, left 315 thousand victims.
“We are working 24 hours.” We are advancing plans and special strategies; We seek to reduce this emergency that exists in much of Colombia. ”Move forward, new resources that will come to the victims of the winter,” promised the officer.