At noon this Tuesday, May 6, on the road that connects the department of La Guajira with the Magdalena, and natural disaster unleashed an accident that claimed the life of Four women and a man.
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Las Mortal victims were identified As: Ivana del Carmen Moscote Mena, Adolmaidis Yulieth Quintero Redondo, Yilda Elena Redondo Martínez, Isaura María Moscote Redondo and Hugo Nelson Gil Villa, driver of the automotive involved.
In addition a sixth person would have been saved from dying, who was identified as Karen Ruizwho fought with the current, left the vehicle and asked for help from the community.
Las First versions From the event they indicated that the group mobilized in a truck, which came descending from the Sierra Nevada, Jurisdiction of La Guajira, where a stream of the Clear riverin Dibulla.
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The driver, trusting his experience, tried to cross the water mirror, with such bad luck that the car went out, and at that precise moment a growing is recorded, which overturned and dragged the car leaving it with the tires up.
After this, the occupants in the middle of their despair tried to get out of the twisted cans of the car, but death won them. Only the woman named Ruiz, who shouted and He requested help of the inhabitants of the area.
Quickly, the site was filled with people, who managed to get the victims from the car, but unfortunately they no longer presented vital signs, which is why citizens alerted the authorities of the fateful event.
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Meanwhile, the only person alive was transferred to the nearest health center. Immediately, the information was extended through all points in the sector.
Therefore, to the Hospital de Dibulla hundreds of people gathered, some cried of concern, others for solidarity, but they said they ignore details of the event.
On the other hand, the lifeless bodies were taken to Riohacha’s morgue, where agents began inspection work. Experts also informed those who had to develop routine procedures so that the bodies could be claimed.
In social networks several photos were virilized, managing to notice relatives and friends of the deceased, one by one, they were identified by the community.
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The tragedy occurred in a section of the Caribbean trunk, One of the most important roads that connect La Guajira with the rest of the country, specifically in the sector that communicates to this department with the department of Magdalena. The area, known for its natural beauty and its strategic importance, is also vulnerable to climatic phenomena such as heavy rains, landslides and growing, especially in heavy rain seasons presented mostly in the second quarter of the year.
It should be noted that the region had been hit by persistent rains in the last validity of 2024, and the CORPOGUAJIRA early alert system, has indicated that in this period the climatic changes In this area of the country.
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In Dibulla, during 2024, more than 300 families They were affected by the intense downpours presented in the municipality, where government entities gave help with food and medications to the victims.
In addition, recent rains and winds have been presented in several municipalities of La Guajira, a situation that causes Earth and avalanche landslides In several areas of the road.
The presence of heavy rains and soil saturation generated a natural disaster that affected the structure of the road and the safety of vehicles that traveled there. Because of this, the aforementioned was recorded, where five people died by immersion, after being trapped in a vehicle.
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Yonni CaicedoSecretary of Government of the Municipality, he informed El Heraldo that the occupants of the injured vehicle were part of the medical staff of the Santa Teresa de Jesús de Jesús de Jesús Hospital, located in the corregimiento of the Punta de los Remedios, who had completed a health day in the Sierra and already proceeded to return to their workplace in the rural town of Dibulla.
