A platoon of the Sixth Brigade of Colombian National Army is supporting the families who were hit by the overflow of a ravine.
In the early morning hours of this Wednesday, a serious emergency was reported in the Ambeima village, of the La Marina village, in the municipality of Chaparral, where the overflow of the El Chiras ravine, left several families hit. So, to face the emergency, soldiers of the 17th General Domingo Caicedo Infantry Battalion, of the Sixth Army Brigade, went to the scene helping with the evacuation of the stricken families.
At the scene of the events, unfortunately, a woman died when a landslide hit her, her husband and two minors in the same way suffered serious injuries to their limbs, being assisted and evacuated to the San Juan Bautista de Chaparral hospital by the combat nurses of the Humanitarian Demining N.° 2 and the Infantry Battalion N.° 17 General Domingo Caicedo.
In the face of the emergency, the work of the soldiers do not stop, who at this time are helping to lifting of tiles, remove debris, evacuate the stricken personnel and provide security over the area.
Source: Press - Sixth Brigade of Colombian National Army
