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"Since 11 July, clashes between non-state armed armed groups (ELN) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) have caused massive displacement of 173 people," the organization said. in a statement [19659002] These settlers, who make up 39 families, belong to the village of Vijagual, municipality of Teorama, and to San Juan and Monteverde, of San Calixto, both in the department of Norte de Santander.
The confrontations left "four wounded civilians, who were transferred to the hospital in the municipality of Ocaña, including a woman and a minor," OCHA said.
The report states that the majority of IDPs stayed with relatives and acquaintances. in the corregimiento of San Pablo, Teorama.
The Catatumbo is one of the poorest and most neglected areas of Colombia and it is composed of the municipalities of Convención, El Carmen, El Tarra, Hacarí, La Playa, Sa Calixto, Sardinata, Teorama and Tibú
This vast jungle region is one of the most convulsive in the country due to the presence of different guerrilla groups, criminal gangs and drug traffickers and is also one of the most cultivated regions in Colombia . EFE / RA
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