It has been a week since the emergency that hit the department of Chocó due to the heavy rains, which has left 188,035 people and 37,607 families were affected in 27 of the 31 municipalities. that make up this department.
Given the attention given by the Government of Chocó and the announcement by the president, where he indicated that he will make an investment of 12 billion pesos, distributed in 4 billion for Quibdó and 8 billion for the rest of the Department, To mitigate the crisis and respond to the immediate needs of the communities, the National Roads Institute is advancing dredging at the mouths of the Atrato River to guarantee navigability in the municipalities of the
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The Governor of Chocó, Nubia Carolina Córdoba highlighted the importance of this work carried out by Invias, stating that for the department it is essential to guarantee the correct functioning of navigability.
#InvíasIsComplying | Government of Change advances in dredging at the mouths of the Atrato River to guarantee navigability in the
municipalities of #Choco. pic.twitter.com/CEIPKsgY9Q— Invías (@InviasOficial) November 14, 2024
On the other hand, the salsa singer, Willy García joins the solidarity campaign for Chocó and He remembered that together we can rebuild dreams and sow a future full of opportunities.
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Salsa singer Willy García joins the solidarity campaign for #Choco. His message is an invitation to rebuild dreams and sow opportunities for the future of that department. pic.twitter.com/5X1tDuejPo
— RCN Radio Medellín (@RCNMedellin944) November 15, 2024
It is worth mentioning that the Departmental Risk Management Fund account is enabled to receive donations that can help the almost 40,000 families who have lost everything in the winter emergency, supplies can also be donated directly in Quibdó, Cali and Medellín.
🇨🇴 Chocó needs us!
More than 150,000 people have been affected by the intense rains in our department.❤️Donate and help thousands of families overcome this emergency.
🌍💪🏾 #SOSChocópic.twitter.com/zj6LDu2PK2
— Government of Chocó (@GobChoco) November 11, 2024
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