Panic in Cordoba because of a devil of dust: the neighbors thought it was the devil

For several minutes, a dust devil the size of a building of 5 or 6 floors, it scared the inhabitants of the village’Sleeves‘, in the municipality of Planeta Rica (department of Córdoba), on the afternoon of Friday, April 14.

This would have been recorded in a short video in which we can appreciate the magnitude of the vortex that, as happens with this type of phenomenon, was formed under the clear sky.

On the side of the road, his strength was such that trucks and semi-trailers stopped a few moments, for fear of being swept away. What triggered an alert in the town and, also, Let your imagination run wild of those who have tried to find an explanation for the whirlwind.

In the informative portalMonteria Digital Channel‘The inhabitants of rich planet they went so far as to suggest that it was the devil himself who – despite the end of Holy Week celebrations a few days ago – is still at large.

A hypothesis that was probably born out of confusion; since, to this phenomenon they often call him “dust devil”as well as, also, whirlwind of sand, whirlwind of dust or tolvanera.

While others leaned towards a scientific explanationas the warm air fronts “they collide with each other, causing these wind currents that can, in some cases, damage physical structures.” Although, in the case of the Planeta Rica whirlpool, there were no reports of injuries or damage to the infrastructure of the municipality.

Rains and armed groups are the two main humanitarian risk factors in Colombia. Indeed, according to Humanitarian Country TeamIt is estimated that 7.7 million Colombians will be affected by both situations in the coming months.

Since 2021, a unprecedented La Niña phenomenon“It was the longest in the country’s history and generated excessive rainfall represented by an increase in floods, landslides, torrential floods, flash floods, gales and electrical storms, in particularly in the Andean, Caribbean, Pacific regions and foothills areas, which are expected to remain strong through March 2023,” the report notes.

To care for those affected during the winter season, it would be necessary to allocate $283 million in humanitarian aid. But the resources are not enough for everyone and the goal is to achieve protect the lives of 1.6 million peopleaccording to criteria for prioritizing women, children and people with disabilities.

“To achieve these goals, the plan includes 198 projects from 47 organizationsincluding UN agencies, international NGOs and national NGOs which are articulated through seven clusters, six areas of responsibility (AdR) and 15 local coordination spaces, all under the leadership of the Humanitarian Country Team led by Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator,” the report stated.

“Unfortunately, we need to verify that the humanitarian conditions in the most problematic countries and territories have not improved and that the current humanitarian context It has a rather negative trend,” said the Swiss ambassador to Colombia, Eric Mayoraz, during the presentation of the plan.

Added to these risks is the fact that “15.5 million people are in a situation of food insecurity in Colombia (30% of the national population)”. According to the report, could be more with the increase in the dollar exchange rate and the inflation observed since last year.

And it is that, since 2018, the number of people in need It has grown year by year. Although, for 2022 and 2023 the same estimate remainswaiting for government policies to improve the situation in different territories.