Colombia: at least three dead in collapse in Risaralda department

At least three people died, including a minor, after a collapse in the municipality of Dosquebradas, in the department Colombian of Risaralda, due to intense rains, which are expected to continue throughout the night, which is why authorities evacuated the area.

“Since the early hours of today (Saturday), a team specialized in emergency response has been monitoring the efforts to rescue people in the emergency that occurred in Dosquebradas, Risaralda,” the Army said in a statement.

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Until now the emergency equipment Four people were rescued, including three children, while part of the neighborhood where the landslide occurred was evacuated “because rain is forecast throughout the day and part of the night.”

Photograph provided by the Colombian Military Forces that shows members of the Army working to remove rubble and search for people trapped after a collapse in the Esneda neighborhood, in Dosquebradas. Photo: EFE

To the Military forces They continue to work on the search after the emergency, which left two houses in the La Esneda neighborhood affected, where in February 2022 another collapse occurred that left 17 people dead and a hundred families affected.

Source: Elcomercio