Two people died in a shooting in Medellin

On Friday night, in the Campo Valdés sector in northeastern Medellín (Antioquia), a heavy exchange of fire was reported, resulting in two people killed and four more injured.

In the newspaper El Colombiano, they indicated that, according to the information of witnesses, the criminals opened fire on a person who was mobilizing in that area and was killed. After committing the murder, they started to flee, but the police who were on their way because of the call of the community ran into them on their way and confronted them. After the incident, one of those accused of committing the crime died and the other was injured and captured by the authorities.

While on the Twitter account Denunciations Antioquia explained that the incident occurred in the vicinity of the 49th race and 83rd street, and that the attackers were mobilizing on a motorcycle when they killed the victim who in turn was driving a vehicle.

They also indicated that when the uniformed men arrived and the clash began, three passers-by who were in the area were injured. According to El Colombiano, those affected were foreign citizens and all were referred to hospitals in the sector.

Seven families were evacuated by crescent in the La Iguana ravine

In the afternoon of Thursday, March 31, due to the heavy rains that occurred during the day in Medellin and the Aburrá Valley, there was a sudden increase that surprised citizens living near the La Iguana ravine, located in the west of the capital of Antioquia.

In the face of the emergency, Laura Duarte, director of the Administrative Department for Disaster Risk Management (DAGRD), clarified that the growth has directly impacted the Blanquizal sector, so the decision was made to initiate the immediate and preventive evacuation of seven families living in the affected area.

As confirmed by the DAGRD, at least eight fire units were arranged to counter the emergency for the area in danger.

“Fire units perform damage assessment and needs analysis. Some homes were evacuated preventively after the activation of the Siat community alarms,” said the risk management authority.

According to information from El Colombiano, while an official report is being consolidated, the neighborhood Olaya Herrera, Los Colores, La Iguana and all areas adjacent to the National University are among the sectors that are at risk and could be affected.

Finally, the director of DAGRD announced that they will continue to monitor the area and that lines 123 are enabled to attend to any emergency that may arise in the following hours in western Medellín.

On the night of Wednesday, March 30, in the municipality of Caldas, Antioquia, a collapse occurred that affected a house, which fortunately was uninhabited. However, one man was injured, after his legs were trapped as he passed by the place.

According to information from Blu Radio, the accident occurred exactly in the El Reservadero sector in the La Quiebra village. Firefighters came to that place, who provided support to remove him and transferred him to a hospital where he recovers from his injuries.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday afternoon, in the Pachely neighborhood of the municipality of Bello, also in Antioquia, several floods occurred, after one of the ravines in the sector overflowed due to the heavy rain, a situation that was captured on video and published on the Twitter account Denunciations Antioquia.

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