Landslide in Caldas, Antioquia, there is one injured and people are looking for in the rubble

In the last few hours there was an emergency in the rural area of Caldas, Antioquia. It is a landslide that so far leaves behind a destroyed house, an injured person and apparently others more trapped in the rubble.

The site of the emergency, according to the first reports, was attended by members of the National Police, as well as the Official Fire Department of the municipality of Caldas. A man who had been trapped among the material that slipped by the heavy rains that have occurred in the department of Antioquia recently, was rescued by the relief agencies, who reported that the citizen had some injuries.

On the other hand, some local media have indicated that there are apparently several people trapped in the rubble left by the collapse in Caldas, Antioquia; however, these versions have not been confirmed by the authorities or relief agencies dealing with the emergency in the rural area of that municipality located in the Valley of Aburrá.

This emergency was apparently reported specifically in the village of La Quiebra, a rural area of the municipality of Caldas. Civil Defense units also arrived at the scene and have been carrying out evacuation work. Relief agencies are asking families located in this sector to leave their homes because of the risk of a new landslide and thus various risks to their integrity.

It should be remembered that the winter wave and heavy rains have generated several emergencies in Antioquia over the past month. Even with the arrival of the first rainy season of the year, the authorities warned that several municipalities in that department were on alert for possible risks of floods and landslides, among other emergencies.

The 68 municipalities in Antioquia on alert for the consequences of heavy rains

For about a month ago, the authorities in different areas of the country began to warn about the consequences that this first rainy season of the year would bring.

Faced with the risk of floods, landslides, collapses, the Antioquia authorities and relief agencies warned about the risks to which several municipalities in that department were exposed.

At the beginning of March, at least 68 municipalities in Antioquia were declared on alert for landslides, floods and other emergencies that could arise as a result of precipitation.

Some of the municipalities in Antioquia that are at risk this season are: Yondó, Amalfi, Vegachi, El Bagre, Caldas, Medellín, Mutata, Belmira, Ituango, Nechi, Caucasia, Tarazá, Nariño, Andes, Andes, Andes, Andes, Andes, Andes, Andes, Andes, Andes, Andes.

According to the Administrative Department for Disaster Risk Management of Antioquia, Dagran, alarms are on in the Aburrá Valley, eastern and southwestern Antioquia.

However, the director of the Dagran, Jaime Enrique Gómez, warned that it is necessary to be vigilant and work to prevent possible damage caused by the rains throughout the department.

“The 125 municipalities must be very vigilant because rainfall can be generated that causes some damage to us. We continue with the alerts for the population and for the risk management councils,” said Gómez.

According to local media reports in the municipalities of Nariño, Andes and Fredonia, a red alert was declared, and the authorities have called for greater monitoring of rivers and streams, given their high levels.

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