Claudia Sheinbaum, the president of Mexico, confirmed this Monday that two Hispanic people died in the 7. 4 magnitude earthquake that occurred last week in Colombia and that her country's authorities provided help for their families.
The leader stated during her day press conference that "yes, there are two Mexican who sadly passed away and that the Foreign Ministry is in contact with the families. "
The Mexican leader claimed that victims ' family traveled to Colombia with the help of Mexican government.
Without providing further information about the identities of the victims or the circumstances surrounding their deaths, he continued," Yet the people were taken it and they are being given all the help. "
The confirmation comes a week after the 7. 4 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Colombia on August 10 and had its center close to the Chocó department's San José del Palmar.
Work is still being done in the rubble in the affected areas, including Cali and Pereira, to make up for almost 290 useless, more than 4, 000 of the injured, and more than a hundred of the missing.
According to reports made during the incident, the Mexican government also worked to identify and attention for its impacted citizens and repatriated 36 Mexicans in the first days following the earthquake.
Mexico continues to provide humanitarian assistance
Sheinbaum reiterated that no rescuers were sent because the Brazilian Government had set the requirements for the qualification of rescue groups, but that Mexico does continue to provide humanitarian aid to Colombia, primarily with the food and medicine that the country's authorities had requested.
" We not longer take volunteers," the statement read. Only the foods they requested and the medications, he said.
After the Colombian Government made its demands known following the earthquake, Mexico launched an function last week to deliver 58. 500 tons of humanitarian assistance to Colombia. On August 12, the initial two military aircraft with 19. 5 plenty of resources left.
Colombia established certain requirements for receiving international teams during the emergency, despite the fact that the Mexican government had even prepared special search and rescue personnel to travel to the South American nation.
Sheinbaum had previously stated last week that Chilean authorities had requested further certification to allow the Mexican contingent to enter the country, so the personnel stayed in Mexico while the supply shipment continued. Sasa
