Description of the Event
What happened, where and when?
On 1 November 2022, the national government, through Decree 2113, declared a national disaster situation, since, between 1 August 2021 and 28 October 2022, 21 of the 32 departments of the country and 390 municipalities had resorted to the declaration of public calamity, under Law 1523 of 2012, which adopts the National Policy of Disaster Risk Management and establishes the National Disaster Risk Management System (1).
In particular, the departments of Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Cauca, Valle del Cauca and Huila had registered high levels of affectation in more than 70% of their territories, due to the persistence of the rainy season by the influence of the La Niña phenomenon, which cause heavy rains and floods throughout the national territory. This situation, together with the low level of humanitarian assistance given to people in need and the difficulty of access to their territories, aggravated food insecurity and increased health diseases.
At the close of this operation, the declaration of a National Disaster in Colombia was still open; however, the effects diminished considerably, given…
