The director of the District Institute for Risk Management and Climate Change (Idiger), Guillermo Escobar, assured that the relief agencies increased the search efforts for the security guard Javier Velilla Arrieta, who was swept away by the avalanche on the Bogotá-La Calera road.
in dialogue with RCN Worldthe official pointed out that the rescuers are focusing their efforts mainly in the area of the Las Lajas ravine.
“Let us continue at the head of the Special Administrative Unit of the Special Official Fire Department, in the search processes for the body of Mr. Javier Velilla, Efforts that have focused specifically on the Las Lajas ravine with removal of material mechanically,” he said.
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He explained that these emergency care jobs are also being supported by officials from the Police and Civil Defense.
“A process of collecting material that has been falling on the road is being carried out, the control of the different landslides that we hope to be able to control as soon as possible and thus be able to give traffic at the moment in which it is safe on this road corridor”, he indicated.
He argued that despite the different measures that have been adopted, the strong winter wave has caused different emergencies such as those that occurred in various areas of Bogotá and neighboring areas such as La Calera.
“In La Calera there have been very heavy rains since October, a torrential rain that is the generator of this entire process of this emergency and the District has been advancing prevention measures,” he said.
