“We have never lived this”: the drama of 200 families in Cotocá Arriba, Lorica
The intense rains that are hitting the department of Córdoba have left thousands of victims, and the corregimiento of Cotocá Arriba, in the municipality of Lorica, has become one of the epicenters of the emergency.
TL;DR
- Nearly 200 families in Cotocá Arriba, Lorica, are displaced due to the Sinú River overflowing.
- Residents are working manually with the Marines to dam the floodwaters.
- There is an urgent need for food, bedding, and clothing for the affected families.
- The historic chapel of Cotocá Arriba has been submerged for the first time.
- The community leader described the situation as unprecedented and deeply distressing.