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This June 30 marks one year since the collapse of the Michichoa bridge, an important connection between the municipality of Santa Ana and Santa Bárbara de Pinto, Magdalena and the community asks the departmental and national authorities to fulfill the commitment to intervene on the bridge taking into account that in this area there is a crisis that affects more than 13 thousand people.
Furthermore, they point out that as a protest They will celebrate the birthday of the fall of the structure, Well, “this has affected the health, progress and development of the people. We want to draw massive attention, Santa Bárbara de Pinto is a large municipality and we need this work,” he said. Alirio Larios, leader of the municipality of Santa Bárbara de Pinto.
A year ago the Government declared a public calamity
In the month of July 2023, the Government of Magdalena declared a public calamity with the purpose of addressing the emergency generated by the fall of the bridge, in addition, the Attorney General’s Office asked the departmental administration to urgently intervene in the ruins of the bridge, however, to date, the community affirms that the area has not been intervened and that the effects on mobility continue.
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They declare a public calamity to respond to the emergency due to a fallen bridge in Magdalena
He sociologist Edgar Rey who is also a native of this area of Magdalena, specified that in communications he has had with the inhabitants they report that “the river can rise due to the rains, the road is in poor condition and although the bridge is in Santa Ana, it mainly affects the paint us because this municipality is isolated. “It is a necessity, a social and economic problem that needs a prompt solution.”
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