Since the orange alert was activated, the National Army sent its resources, among them, a mobile radio station of Colombia Estéreo 90.7, in order to provide first-hand information to the inhabitants of the municipalities of Villamaría and Chinchiná, Caldas and Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda.
The soldiers of the Army, are in the areas of influence of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, in the department of Caldas, to raise awareness of the families who reside there, about the importance of evacuating to safe places, in case of an eruption.
During this work, the troops identified that many people did not have basic means of communication such as a radio, a reality that motivated the Eighth Brigade, to reach the remote sites with more than 200 receivers, which leads them to tune into Colombia Stereo 90.7 and be aware of the activity of the volcano.
In the hamlets Río Claro and Frailes, rural areas of Villamaría, the families received their radios, showing their gratefulness for this gesture of solidarity and willingness to protect their lives through tools that lead them to be informed 24 hours a day.
The mission of the troops is to make trips to the hamlets closest to the Arenas crater, this is the case of the municipality of Villamaría of the department of Caldas, in the village of Papayal, which is at a distance of four hours by vehicle from the urban area and to reach each house they must travel approximately an hour and a half walking.
On the other hand, the Comprehensive Action Brigade, with its soldiers who make up the awareness squads, are present in Chinchiná, Caldas, with activities that benefit people such as medical assistance on various specialties, loudspeaker activity by all its sectors in order to give information about the seismic activity of the volcano and with the distribution of emergency kits in case of an imminent eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
Source: Press - Fifth Division of the National Army
