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In Colombia, four children who survived an air crash have been found after 40 days of wandering in the Amazon rainforest.
They are now the faces of a miracle in Colombia: Lesly, Soleiny, Tien Noriel and Cristin, aged from 1 to 13 years old. With haggard eyes and emaciated bodies, they were taken to hospital in Bogota after 40 days in the Amazon rainforest. Their grandmother, Fatima Valencia, is eager to find them: “I’m going to hug all four of them.”
More than a hundred soldiers mobilized
After more than a month of research, the survivors were found 5 km from the crash. The bodies of their mother, the pilot and a relative were found near the wreckage. children left behind clues that they were still alive. The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro Urrego, hailed their achievement. On the night of Friday June 9 to Saturday June 10, they landed in Bogota, where they will be taken care of before being reunited with their families. A happy epilogue, after 40 days that kept the country in suspense.