At least 50 people are still trapped after a landslide occurred near the Medellín-Quibdó road on Friday afternoon. According to the first information from the Governor of Chocó, Carolina Córdoba, and broadcast by Noticias Caracol, a landslide fell on a house where a group was sheltering from the rains in the Las Toldas sector, in El Carmen de Atrato (Chocó). The incident occurred after five in the afternoon. Authorities have information about another landslide, but the exact location where it occurred was not disclosed. There is currently no data available regarding possible injuries or deaths.
Lina Dorado, head of operations for the Colombian Red Cross, said on the news: “We have information from the emergency supervision center that in the Tolda sector, about 50 people sought shelter from the rain in a house and the landslide occurred right above that house.” Quibdó Mayor Rafael Bolaños told RCN that the collapses themselves had made it difficult for rescue organizations to reach the place where the affected people were. “People from rescue teams and others could not reach the site as there were several landslides that did not allow the teams to reach the impact zone,” he said.
The country's vice president, Francia Márquez, wrote on her X account that the government had already been informed of the collapse, which also affected several vehicles. “Preliminary reports indicate that the avalanche may have killed five people and injured around 30 people,” he added.
We have been informed of an emergency on the Quibdó – Medellín road, at kilometer 17 in the municipality of Carmen del Atrato, Chocó, due to a landslide that has trapped dozens of people and vehicles in the area. Preliminary reports suggest that…
— Francia Marquez Mina (@FranciaMarquezM) January 13, 2024
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