More than 2,000 families in Bajo Calima, in Buenaventura, are still affected by the floods caused by the overflowing of the river.
The rains destroyed crops and homes in Bajo Calima. Communities remain confined by winter and armed violence.
More than two thousand families in Bajo Calima, a rural area of the Special District of Buenaventura, continue to be affected by the rising Calima River.
Heavy rainfall has caused flooding that destroyed crops, homes and boats, putting the security and economy of riverside communities at risk.
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According to Gregorio Cárdenas, member of the Bajo Calima board, the situation is critical, because the communities in this area remain confined not only by the winter wave, but, due to the public order situation due to the constant clashes between the FARC dissidents, the ELN and the Gulf Clan.
“We found ourselves with the surprise of public order and from then on we have been confined, we have not been able to be free in our territory; it is no secret to anyone that the Calima River came in an unexpected way, a chaotic situation, in a way that seriously affects approximately more than 2,000 families that live throughout the Bajo Calima,” he added.
Likewise, I point out that “the force of the water has devastated the pancoger crops. The Calimeño people who sow and live off those products, today you don’t have them.
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Regarding the effects, Gregorio pointed out thatThe flood took away two boats that served as transportation of people and supplies in the community council.
“There were two community council boats that served for the benefit of the communities, they were valued at 800 and 100 million pesos and since the flood was so fierce, they were carried away, and the pieces were rescued,” he added.
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Due to this situation, Many families have been displaced from their territory to nearby villages. and the urban area of the Special District of Buenaventura in order to safeguard its integrity.
The rains, which are part of the second winter season of the year, have increased the levels of coastal rivers and streams, generating similar emergencies in other rural areas of Buenaventura.
Source: Integrated Information System
