[irn-action] Needed Support for Victims of Sinu River Flooding/Colombia
 
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:32:56 -0700


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Please Support Victims of Sinú River Flooding

<http://www.foei.org/en/get-involved/take-action/sinu>http://www.foei.org/en/get-involved/take-action/sinu

Call from Friends of the Earth Colombia (CENSAT Agua Viva)
After intense rain showers more than 20,000 people living on the banks of 
the Sin River in San Pelayo, Cereté Lorica in Montería, Colombia were 
forced to find temporary shelter or be relocated to higher land. Their 
lands and homes are now under water from the June 29 inundations, which 
over-ran the Urrá Dam on the Sin River. Pets and livestock were lost, as 
reported by ASPROCIG the Producers' Association of the Greater Sin Region.

The same source confirmed that 600 of the 20,000 affected people are part 
of the social resistance process to the Urrá Dam. These are the communities 
who noticed the effects of the dam on fisheries and promoted agroecology 
and forestry initiatives in response the the threats.  These initiatives 
are today under water.

In addition to the initial impacts of the Urrá Dam's construction on the 
communities and their territories,  the government has been slow in 
responding to the flooding that is being experienced in Córdoba. The 
flooding was exacerbated by the presence of the dam, and there is a danger 
that government negligence could increase the humanitarian crisis and frame 
the perfect argument in favour of Urrá II, a "megadisaster" that would 
exacerbate the agony of the Sinú residents after the Urrá.

We need your help to support the victims in Córdoba. CENSAT Agua Viva is 
collecting non-perishable food, clothing, and medicine. CENSAT Agua Viva is 
also collecting financial support for the victims.

Please make a donation to 
<http://www.foei.org/en/get-involved/take-action/sinu-donations>support the 
relief effort.
Please go to:
<http://www.foei.org/en/get-involved/take-action/sinu>http://www.foei.org/en/get-involved/take-action/sinu

Thank you.

Censat-Agua Viva


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