The inhabitants of Bajo Calima ask the Government of the Valley and the Risk Management Unit to activate the care plans.
More than 600 families from Lower Calimarural area of the Special District of Bonaventurehave been affected by the rising of the Calima River.
The heavy rainfall of recent days has caused Floods that destroyed crops, homes and boatsputting the security and economy of riverside communities at risk.
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According to Gregorio Cárdenas, member of the Bajo Calima boardthe situation is critical. “The force of the water has devastated pancoger crops.
The Calimeños who plant and live off these products today do not have them,” said the community leader, who also explained that the increasing has also affected the canoes used by the inhabitants to get around and transport seeds.
“The boats cannot be used because the flood comes in at night and destroys everything. Today the water is under the houses, it is a total disaster. The impact of the floods extends from the Cologne until the Guagualaffecting the entire population that lives on the banks of the Calima River,” he added.
The communities request the urgent presence of local authorities and the Risk Management Secretariat to carry out an assessment of the damage and provide humanitarian aid. “We need support, the families have lost everything,” the spokesperson insisted.
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The rains, which are part of the second winter season of the yearhave increased the levels of coastal rivers and streams, generating similar emergencies in other rural areas of Buenaventura.
The inhabitants of Bajo Calima hope that the Valley Governorate and the Risk Management Unit Immediately activate care plans to avoid a greater tragedy.
Source: Integrated Information System
