An “unspecified” variety of folks stay lacking because of the landslide in Abriaquí municipality, which was brought on by heavy rains, the danger administration company of Antioquia (Dagran) mentioned.
Most victims are believed to be miners, who had been working at an unofficial gold mine that was coated by the landslide in an unpopulated space in Abriaquí, the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management mentioned.
Authorities are shifting towards the positioning to help emergency companies and assess potential injury to infrastructure, Dagran mentioned.
“This scenario as soon as once more fills us with disappointment. Last Monday, we emphasised that these occasions will proceed to happen, and we can’t keep away from them as a result of they’re pure phenomena, however we are able to keep away from lack of life,” Dagran’s director Jaime Gomez mentioned.
“We’re within the wet season, so individuals who dwell or have actions on the banks of rivers mustn’t be close to these tributaries. Risk administration is a matter of co-responsibility of all Colombians, and it is determined by all of us to do what we are able to to guard life,” mentioned Gomez.
Antioquia Gov. Anibal Gaviria mentioned on Twitter that he’ll meet along with his cupboard after which journey to Abriaquí following what he known as a “painful tragedy.”
President Ivan Duque expressed his solidarity with the households of the victims on Thursday, and mentioned reduction companies are engaged in search operations with the catastrophe company.
“We make obtainable the required assist to take care of the victims of this tragedy brought on by the heavy rains of the previous couple of hours. We will preserve everlasting monitoring of the scenario,” Duque tweeted.
Landslides are frequent in Colombia because of the mountainous terrain, frequent heavy rains and poor or casual building of homes, Reuters reported.
The wet season, which started on March 16, has already wreaked havoc on greater than 9,000 folks throughout the nation, the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management mentioned.
Before that, in early February, 15 folks died and 35 had been injured in a landslide within the western metropolis of Pereira.
And in 2017, no less than 254 folks had been killed by mudslides within the southern metropolis of Mocoa.