A woman died and 4 children were injured in a collapsed building in the north of Colombia

One woman died, four children died Cuatro pisos un edificio deplome in BarranquillaColombia, the main city of the Caribbean basin, informed the local authorities tonight after completing the search and rescue operations.

According to Ricardo Villa, Barranquilla Mayor's Communications Secretary, los cuatro minores de edad are out of danger luego de ser trasladados a centros asistenciales where they receive medical care.

The mayor's office said in a statement that families who still have belongings in the area will be listed, as well as given a place to stay overnight.

La Oficina de Gestión del Riesgo also provides information evacuadas otras edificaciones cercanas al sitio con el fin de evaluar la condición en que se encuentra y que no haya más personas afectados guarantee.

The building was on a slope

The collapsed building is located in the Campo Alegre sector, a hillside area where various urbanizations were built in the early 2000s and where residents had to be evacuated due to landslides.

According to the information provided by the Secretary of Communications, in the buildings of that neighborhood before the disaster 17 families have 58 personalities.

“Las personas esta noche van dormir en un sitio seguro y posteriormente vamos realizar un consejo de gestioni del risego para mirar las actions que se van adoption ve adelante,” explained Villa.

Hoy muchas de Mostly abandoned buildings y son reugio de personas sin techo, constituyéndose en un riesgo para quienes allí viven.