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The report indicated that the majority of the displaced people stayed with relatives and acquaintances in the corregimiento of San Pablo, in Teorama.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Colombia today warned against a mbadive new displacement in the Catatumbo area, in the jungle, on the Venezuelan border.
"Since 11 July, clashes between non-state armed armed groups (ELN) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) have caused mbadive displacement of 173 people," the organization said. in a statement. 19659004]
These settlers, who constitute 39 families, belong to the village Vijagual, of the municipality of Teorama, and to San Juan and Monteverde, of San Calixto, both in the department of Norte de Santander.
The clashes left "four wounded civilians taken to the hospital of Ocaña municipality, including a woman and a minor," OCHA said.
The report indicated that the majority of the displaced people stayed with parents and acquaintances in the corregimiento of San Pablo, in Teorama.
Catatumbo is one of the poorest and most neglected areas of Colombia and is composed of the municipalities of Convención, El Carmen, El Tarra, Hacarí, La Playa, San Calixto, Sardinata, Teorama and Tibú.
This vast area of the jungle is one of the most convulsive in the country due to the presence of various guerrilla groups, criminal gangs and drug traffickers. It is also one of the most cultivated areas in Colombia.
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