Nevertheless, The emergency has had a timely response from the authorities of the Department of Caldas, that they are mobilizing rescue teams and machinery to evacuate these people unharmed.
According to the Caldas Risk Management office, evacuation protocols have been activated in the National Park and the municipality of Villamaría, which borders Nevado del Ruiz, which would be an alternative route to quickly evacuate people, given that until the landslides are cleared, the road will remain closed.
The head of Caldas Risk Management, Paula Villamil, indicated that “the relief agencies are already on the way, Civil Defense and the Red Cross, since there are 32 people who were doing hiking activities and cannot pass. We are attentive to any information. The landslide must be attended to with machinery that we are also coordinating at this time.”
As confirmed by the Caldas Risk Management Office, Rescue teams are working quickly to reach the place where the tourists are, at the same time the arrival of heavy machinery is being coordinated to clear the road. and allow the passage of emergency vehicles, as well as reactivate mobility on the road.
