Donations will be received at the Volunteer Fire Station.
As a result of the humanitarian crisis that the municipality of Briceño, in the north of Antioquia, is experiencing, due to clashes between the 36th Front of the FARC dissidents and the Clan del Golfo, the local Mayor’s Office is requesting humanitarian aid to be able to care for nearly 2,000 displaced people on account of these armed confrontations.
The municipal administration calls on citizens to join in with the aid they require because the local Mayor’s Office is not able to care for the 951 affected people; In addition, departmental authorities warned that the shelters intended to accommodate families are “overflowed”; in that sense, Urgently request supplies such as: mats, sheets, towels, non-perishable groceries, personal hygiene products and pet food.
Aid will be collected only at the Briceño Volunteer Fire Department station. Likewise, the Mayor’s Office of Yarumal expresses solidarity with the neighboring municipality and this Monday, October 20 He will be receiving humanitarian aid on the first floor of the Municipal Mayor’s Office until noon.
It must be indicated that Staff from the Government of Antioquia have been in the territory since the night of this Sunday, October 19, and are supporting families in 22 different communities with transportation and food. Officials from the Ministry of Health and Social Inclusion are expected to arrive in the area this Monday to assist the affected people.
It is expected that during the morning of this Monday, October 20, the Mayor’s Office will deliver an updated census of the number of displaced adults, children and pets.
Source: Integrated Information System
