Family reunited after rescuing children from the jungle: “You are thin, very thin” Selenskyj speaks of “difficult battles” – the night at a glance

The family is reunited after rescuing four children from the Colombian rainforest. ‘I visited her. They are very exhausted, the poor,” grandfather Filencio Valencia told El Tiempo newspaper on Saturday after visiting his grandchildren at the military hospital in Bogotá. “They are sleeping. You are malnourished. You’re thin, very thin.”

Grandmother Fátima Valencia also visited the siblings in the hospital. “I cry with joy. The children are exhausted, but I have my daughter’s flesh and blood back.” The children’s mother died in the May 1 plane crash in the south of the country. Since then, soldiers and indigenous peoples have been searching for the children in the rugged terrain.

The father of the siblings, ages 13, 9, 5 and one, also joined the search. After the children were found, he escorted them to the military hospital in Bogotá. “I’ve been hired too. I’m sick,” said Manuel Ranoque. “I have a high fever. I fought for 40 days to find my children.”

The president of Colombia visits children rescued from the jungle in a clinic

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has visited the children rescued from the rainforest 40 days after a plane crash in hospital. The head of state informed himself on Saturday at the military hospital in Bogotá about the health of the siblings aged 13, 9, 5 and one year. “The children are recovering. You drink fluids. But they can’t eat yet,” Defense Minister Iván Velásquez said after the visit.

Military doctor Carlos Rincón Arango said the children had a number of minor injuries and were malnourished. Given the circumstances, they are in acceptable condition. A series of pediatric studies would now be conducted. It is also important to let the children regain their strength. He expects a hospitalization of two to three weeks.

(sda/dpa)