“President Gustavo Petro we need you in Puerto Wilches, you will be tomorrow Saturday a few minutes from our municipality. Today the death of the social leader Carlos Alberto Rincón Silva mourns, I ask you to listen to me”, the mayor wrote on his Twitter account.
It should be noted that, although security problems are one of the critical issues in the municipality, winter adds to the problems due to the emergencies caused by the heavy rains in recent months and which They already leave more than 20 thousand families affected.
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Vast acres of Cassava and banana crops remain under water due to the overflow of the Magdalena River. The most serious situation is registered in the Corregimiento Sitio Nuevo where at least four thousand families have lost everything and the situation could not be controlled.
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Jaime Centeno, a farmer from the area, indicated that it has been difficult to recover because the damage caused by the river is of such magnitude that every time you try advance some work the river returns and grows and affects how much progress has been made.
Until now, President Gustavo Petro has not spoken against the call made by Mayor Jairo Toquica.
