when put in the sun?
winter The tragedy demonstrated the lack of preparedness of the state to face this kind of phenomena, and to prevent its consequences reach the levels it reached in most of the country.
By Santiago José Mena Cárdenas (*) In the last two months of 2010, water has put the country in all its fury. The amount of water that floods the Colombian fields across the country shows the extent of this winter, the worst in the history of the nation.
Much of the national territory has been affected: 28 of the 32 departments have had mishaps by heavy rains, which have produced a lot of problems, landslides and heavy flooding as the Dique Canal Atlantic, the disappearance of Gramalote municipality in North Santander, and the tragedy of Bello, Antioquia, perhaps the most serious so far.
The figures in this rainy season are impressive. According to recent data, more than 300 people dead, two million victims, 10 billion dollars in economic losses, and entire villages below Water is the grim picture we look today Colombians.
departmental campaigns, national and international levels have not been enough to help the many victims there are whole communities have not received any help, which is very worrying, as they spend too much trouble with to be resolved as soon as possible.
will come after this rainy season very difficult times for the country, it will be time to look at what is left by landslides and floods and start rebuilding whole villages, relocating families who lost everything and take precautions to be to ensure that homelessness does not recur.
also reorganize the regional autonomous corporations to truly fulfill their duties and not make the blind eye to environmental problems that each department has and start solving them, which is what they are.
The government must fulfill its promises to rebuild the villages, not to abandon the affected families. Juan Manuel Santos hopefully meet all you said and it does not happen as with the previous government, which were promises and nothing more.
rain will stop and see what happens. Meanwhile, all claiming that we meet the old Catholic prayer: San Isidro Labrador, remove the water and put the sun.
(*) eleventh grade student at Colegio San Antonio María Claret.
In Valle del Cauca, the municipality of Jamundi has been one of the most affected by the rains. The top image corresponds to one of flooding in their neighborhoods. The bottom one, taken by Santiago José Mena C., shows the effects of the storm that hit the town on Thursday, December 22, 2010 and toppled huge trees, like this all the way Chipaya cap at km 3.
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