The prolonged rainy have caused serious damage in several municipalities of the collidedwhere more than 3 thousand families affected by flash floods, landslides and floods.
The most affected municipalities are Medio San Juan, Condoto, Lloró and Río Iró, most of which are flooded.
As reported by the Risk Management Unit in Itsmina, one of the most affected areas, “As a result of the heavy rains in the municipal seat, there were landslides and floods in the different lower sectors such as the San Agustín neighborhood and commerce. There are about two thousand families. The mass movement took place in the Las Independencias neighborhood. In another sector, we are talking about six homes destroyed and four at high risk that cannot be mitigated. Negotiations for aid are being carried out.”
For his part, the mayor of the municipality of Unguía, Anuar Tapia, reported that they are going to declare an emergency in order to have resources to help the 1,100 affected families in the area.
“We are going to declare an emergency and request aid from the Risk Management Unit and the Government because in the last five months we have had five emergencies and in the municipality we are not able to deal with this emergency. The most affected families are those who live near the river,” the official told public opinion.
From the municipality of San Juan, Camilo Moreno reported with a video the situation that the community is experiencing due to the rising of a river.
So far, the authorities have not reported deaths in Chocó due to winter emergencies, but the economic losses are very high.
