There is mourning in Antioquia for the death of two minors who were trapped in a gold mine in the municipality of Nechí, Bajo Cauca, Antioquia, after a landslide.
Municipal authorities reported that the victims They are Jhon Jairo Bohórquez and Samuel David Arroyo. Two other young people, although they were also trapped in the mud, were fortunately rescued by emergency services and one of them remains in a medical centre in the municipality.
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According to the relief agencies in the area, the incident occurred a few hours ago.
“In these moments of pain, we extend our most sincere condolences to the affected families and reiterate our commitment to continue working in defense of life and the well-being of our community.“We are present and in solidarity with this great pain that saddens us all,” said the mayor of Nechí, Yumaris Patricia Hernández.
Added to this situation is also the sighting of one of the bodies that had been reported missing in the municipality of Venice, also due to the winter wave.
On the other hand, and after the effects occurred at the beginning of this week, which were caused by the sudden rise in the Galápago and Tigre ravines, in which several people were missing, it was learned that On the afternoon of this Friday, June 28, the torso, head and foot of one of them were found, however, the identity has yet to be confirmed. by the authorities.
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It should be remembered that after the Unified Command Post was held last Wednesday in the afternoon, Marcela Parra, Secretary of Government of Venecia, said that “With the help of the community we were able to find a lower limb, “But we are not sure if it is part of one of the people who are missing.”
In that municipality in the southwest of Antioquia, The number of people affected rose to 290. On the other hand, heavy rainfall in the early hours of Friday caused the Cauca River to overflow near the town of Bolombolo, in Venecia. Several areas of the town were flooded and even cut off from the public transport network.
