2024-01-15 14:08:41
The Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences reported that to date it has received 35 fatal victims of the tragedy that occurred this weekend on the Quibdó – Medellín highway. Of the 35 deceased, the Institute announced that 33 have already been reliably identified and 23 have been handed over to their families.
According to Legal Medicine, of the 35 deceased, 33 have already been identified. | Photo: Legal Medicine
Forensic Medicine also reported that technical and scientific work is still continuing to identify all the victims.
“From the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences we join the voices of solidarity and accompany the families in this moment of deep pain,” the entity indicated in a statement.
Meanwhile, relief agencies and authorities continue the work of removing earth and searching for those missing following the collapse. So far and according to the community itself, eight people are missing, a figure that might increase as the hours go by and would increase the number of fatalities following the tragedy.
The tragedy already leaves more than 30 people dead. | Photo: Government of Chocó
The critical conditions of the terrain plus the heavy rainfall in the last few hours have made it difficult to track down the victims; More than 200 public officials and relief organizations from the departments of Antioquia and Chocó participate in the maneuvers.
Governor Nubia Carolina Córdoba indicated that they will not move from the field until they find all those affected: “We will not rest until we all have information regarding our family members and loved ones. May God be with us.” At the moment, the road is closed while the search continues and probable emergencies are mitigated.
For now, the authorities’ call to the population in the area is to comply with the recommendations of the rescue forces and the authorities, since new landslides in the area are not ruled out.
It should be noted that in the area of the tragedy on the road that connects Quibdó with Medellín there are people who have joined the search for their relatives and acquaintances who were swept away by the landslide that occurred in the sector on the 17th. , jurisdiction of the municipality of Carmen de Atrato, department of Chocó.
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