Africa-Press – Cape verde. The Presidency of the Republic of Cape Verde holds today, at 12:00, a symbolic act of tribute in memory of the technician of the Parque Florestal da Serra Malagueta and the 8 young soldiers who lost their lives in a car accident when they went to support the fight against the flames .
The homage will be made in Serra Malagueta. In memory of those who died, a wreath will be placed “at the exact location of the road accident”.
Remember that a resolution of the Council of Ministers decreed two days of National Mourning, today being the first of the two days.
The resolution establishes that the national flag is placed at half mast in all public buildings in the country, as well as in the diplomatic and consular representations of Cape Verde, with the cancellation of shows and public demonstrations.
the victims
In total, there are 9 victims associated with the fire in Serra Malagueta.
Gabi, whose funeral takes place today, was one of them. He was a technician at the Serra Malagueta Natural Park, and died after suffering an accident while fighting the flames, he was taken to the Agostinho Neto University Hospital, in Praia, he was in a critical condition but ended up succumbing to his injuries last Sunday, two.
The soldiers who died in the road accident, also on Sunday, 2nd, when they were on a mission to help fight the forest fire are Sergeant SEN Arlindo Lopes de Brito, from Tarrafal de Santiago; First Corporal Ailton Semedo Freire de Santa Cruz, but residing in Cidade da Praia; Second Corporal Hernany José Ramos do Rosário de São Vicente, but who resided in Chã de Matias, on the island of Sal; Second Corporal Igor Júnior Delgado Costa de São Vicente; Second Corporal Moisés da Cruz Santos de Santo Antão; Private Cleiton John Gomes Rocha de São Vicente; Private Gilmario Ramos Melo from Santo Antão, and Private Humberto Santos Rocha from São Vicente.
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