At this time the Bicentenary Heroes of the Infantry Battalion No.17 General José Domingo Caicedo, of the Sixth Brigade of the National Army, continue to help rescue the people who were hit by the overflow of the Amoyá river that caused damages in Las Hermosas, in the municipality of Chaparral, in the department of Tolima.
The National Army and the Colombian air Force lead together with the Governor of Tolima, through the Ministry of Environment and Risk Management, the distribution of humanitarian aid (blankets, food, tiles).
In the same way, through the Ministry of Infrastructure, yellow machinery and dump trucks are used to enable the mobility by the roads in the sector. The visit of the Governor and the Security forces in the hit area is expected.
Source: National Army
