Forest fire leaves 30 Kogui families without homes in La Guajira

Forest fire leaves 30 Kogui families without homes in La Guajira

29 March 2018

Published by https://www.elheraldo.co/


 

English version of the news. Note: the news has been translated by Google translator. Original version in the link provided.

COLOMBIA – Some 30 families from the community of Parquecito, from the Kogui indigenous people, were affected by a forest fire that occurred last Sunday at eleven in the morning.

This community, located five hours away from the municipality of Dibulla, in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, has requested humanitarian assistance, since they lost everything: houses, hammocks, clothing, work tools, kitchen utensils and stored food.

The Departmental Office of Risk and Disaster Management reported that the families have been evacuated to nearby communities or to their relatives’ homes and that a commission composed of officials from several institutions has moved to the place, to make a more accurate census of housing and affected people.

The Early Warning System of the Red Cross and Corpoguajira has warned that the formation of forest fires in the mountain systems of La Guajira is still possible, at least until the middle of April.

For this reason, they have recommended to the emergency authorities and the community in general to continue with measures of prevention and reaction to possible emergencies arising from this type of events.

 

Incendio forestal deja sin viviendas a 30 familias Kogui en La Guajira

COLOMBIA – Unas 30 familias de la comunidad de Parquecito, del pueblo indígena kogui, resultaron afectadas con un incendio forestal que se registró el domingo pasado a las once de la mañana.

Esta comunidad, ubicada a cinco horas de camino desde el municipio de Dibulla, en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, ha solicitado asistencia humanitaria, ya que perdieron todo: viviendas, hamacas, ropa, herramientas de trabajo, utensilios de cocina y alimentos almacenados.

La Oficina departamental de Gestión del Riesgo y Desastres informó que las familias han sido evacuadas a comunidades cercanas o a viviendas de sus familiares y que una comisión integrada por funcionarios de varias instituciones, se ha trasladado al lugar, para hacer un censo más exacto de viviendas y personas afectadas.

El Sistema de Alerta Temprana de la Cruz Roja y de Corpoguajira ha advertido que todavía es posible la formación de incendios forestales en los sistemas montañosos de La Guajira, al menos hasta mediados del mes de abril.

Por este motivo han recomendado a las autoridades de emergencia y comunidad en general continuar con medidas de prevención y reacción ante posibles emergencias derivadas de este tipo de eventos.


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