Scare due to the collapse of a mountain in San Antonio de Prado – Medellín – Colombia

What the community of the corregimiento of San Antonio de Prado thought was thunder, it ended up being the collapse of part of a mountain in this sector of southern Medellin.

The fact, which has the community on alert, was captured on video by several inhabitants of the area, who live moments of fear and some are already being evacuated from the risk zone.

At the site of the landslide there is a poultry company that has some sheds, which were affected by the mass movement.

The mayor of Medellín, Daniel Quintero, confirmed that there are two fatalities from the avalanche.

“I am sorry to report the loss of the life of a 30-year-old woman and that of a child under 2 years of age in the mass movement presented in the township of San Antonio de Prado. We continue to advance in the search and rescue tasks,” said the mayor.

Although the incident occurred in the village of Las Playas, there are other sectors at risk such as Prado La Verde, Pradito, Santa Rita and other areas surrounding the Doña María creek, which is dammed.

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Some inhabitants have denounced that for months they have been warning about this situation without any response from the authorities.

For his part, Mayor Daniel Quintero reported that they activated the response phase and that the Dagrd and the Firefighters fly over the area.

“The Army and Police have been activated. Attentive to news about this emergency,” said the mayor, who also ordered an urgent evacuation of people settled on the slopes of the Doña María creek.

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For its part, after an extraordinary meeting of the Itagüí Municipal Risk Management Council, the decision was made to declare an orange alert in the area.

“The plugging of the Doña María creek poses a great risk downstream of this tributarye, which crosses from south to north until it empties into the Medellin River”, explained the Itagüí Secretary of Government, Diego Torres.

The mayor’s office called on all citizens to be alert to the behavior of this stream, especially the communities surrounding it, and to stay away from the streams or nearby areas that may represent some danger due to overflow, until the authorities give a report. of tranquility

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