Escalation of violence leaves more than 5,000 people confined in Cauca in the last month
In Cauca, violence shows no signs of stopping, and while armed groups continue to commit terrorist acts, civilians are the most affected.
TL;DR
- 5,735 people have been confined in Cauca in the last month due to escalating violence from FARC dissidents.
- Cauca has recorded the highest number of confined persons this year with 9,395.
- 1,434 people have been displaced from their homes in the last three months.
- Guapi, Santander de Quilichao, Cajibío, Argelia, Timbiquí, and Suárez are the most affected municipalities.
- Authorities are organizing 'safe convoys' for essential transport to counter terrorist actions.
- 38 terrorist actions have been recorded in Cauca in the last eight days.
- Over 600 kg of explosives were found and deactivated on the Pan-American highway near Piendamó.
- FARC dissidents dynamited the Río Mayo bridge, blocking a strategic route between Cauca and Nariño, which has since been reopened.