In the early hours of this Tuesday there was a heavy downpour in Pereira that caused there was a landslide that -at the same time- caused the river overflow and buried several houses in the La Esneda neighborhood. At the moment, the death of six people has been confirmed and there are at least nine wounded.
At the moment, firefighters from Dosquebradas and Pereira attend to the emergency and look for the people who would have been buried under the rubble. The community in the area also supports the search.
The rains cause a serious emergency in the city of #Pereira. In the La Esneda neighborhood there are several people buried after a slope broke off and fell on the houses. The Otún River also overflowed its banks. pic.twitter.com/aGdaap2tQI
– Laura Usma Cardona (@Laurau_c) February 8, 2022
At this time, Avenida del Río is completely closed. there is only passage for emergency vehicles.
From the Mayor’s Office of Dosquebradas, whose official fire department was the first to arrive in the area, they reported that the official report – at the moment – is of nine injured people who have been transferred to the San Jorge Hospital and six deceased people.
There is also a delegation from the Dosquebradas Mayor’s Office at the scene of the events, since the landslide occurred from the upper part of this municipality and broke off until it reached Avenida del Río, in Pereira.
Six people have already died and the authorities are looking for more survivors under the rubble
The Secretary of the Government of Dosquebradas, Juan Carlos Sepúlveda, indicated that the number of deceased had increased to six.
“There are already six people dead and the authorities are looking for more survivors under the rubble,” he said.
Also in the La Esneda sector is the Governor of Risaralda, Victor Manuel Tamayo, who will lead a Unified Command Post in the next few minutes.
News in development…
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