A Colombian military special forces official said that the rescued four children stayed alive on cassava flour in the dense Amazon jungle for 40 days after their plane crashed. 
 
Spokesperson Pedro Arnulfo Sanchez Suarez said that the children ate “three kilogrammes (six pounds) of farina, a coarse cassava flour which is generally used by the Amazon region's indigenous tribes.” 
 
“Days after the crash, they ate the farina which they had carried there… but they (eventually) ran out of food and decided to look for a place where they could stay alive. They were malnourished but fully conscious and lucid when we found them,” Suarez said. 
 
“Their indigenous origins allowed them to acquire a certain immunity against diseases in the jungle and having knowledge of the jungle itself – knowing what to eat and what not to eat – as well as finding water kept them alive – which would not have been possible (if they) were not used to that type of hostile environment,” he added. 
 
Meanwhile, speaking to AFP, the National Indigenous Organisation of Colombia's (ONIC) Luis Acosta said that the children also ate fruits, seeds, plants and roots which they were able to identify as edible because of their upbringing in the Amazon region.

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<h2>Children are dehydrated, ‘cannot eat food’</h2>

The four rescued children – 13-year-old Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy, 9-year-old Soleiny Jacobombaire Mucutuy, 4-year-old Tien Ranoque Mucutuy and infant Cristin Ranoque Mucutuy – have been hospitalised in Bogota after they were taken there by Colombian Air Force's air ambulance on Saturday, officials stated. 
 
According to medical reports, the children are dehydrated and still “cannot eat food” – but are doing well and are out of danger. “What’s required now is to stabilise (their health),” said Colombian Defence Minister Ivan Velasquez while speaking to reporters outside the hospital.

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The mother of the children, Magdalena Mucutuy Valencia, died in the plane crash on May 1, leaving the kids alone and stranded in the Amazon forest. The pilot of the plane Hernando Murcia Morales and Yarupari indigenous leader Herman Mendoza Hernandez also died in the accident. 
 
The disappearance of the children led to a massive military-led search operation in which more than one hundred Colombian special forces troops and 70 indigenous scouts scanned the deep forest. Eventually, the four children were found in an area clear of trees. 
 
The children told officials that they came across a dog, which was a Belgian Shepherd search dog named Wilson and was owned by the special forces. “The dog had gone missing on May 18,” said Suarez. “The kids told us that they spent three or four days with Wilson and that they (found) him quite skinny,” he stated.&nbsp; 
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A Colombian military special forces official said that the rescued four children stayed alive on cassava flour in the dense Amazon jungle for 40 days after their plane crashed.

A Colombian military special forces official said that the rescued four children stayed alive on cassava flour in the dense Amazon jungle for 40 days after their plane crashed. Spokesperson Pedro Arnulfo Sanchez Suarez said that the children ate “three kilogrammes (six pounds) of farina, a coarse cassava flour which is generally used by the Amazon region's indigenous tribes.” “Days after the crash, they ate the farina which they had carried there… but they (eventually) ran out of food and decided to look for a place where they could stay alive. They were malnourished but fully conscious and lucid when we found them,” Suarez said. “Their indigenous origins allowed them to acquire a certain immunity against diseases in the jungle and having knowledge of the jungle itself – knowing what to eat and what not to eat – as well as finding water kept them alive – which would not have been possible (if they) were not used to that type of hostile environment,” he added. Meanwhile, speaking to AFP, the National Indigenous Organisation of Colombia's (ONIC) Luis Acosta said that the children also ate fruits, seeds, plants and roots which they were able to identify as edible because of their upbringing in the Amazon region. ALSO READ | In Pics | Four children missing for 40 days after plane crash in Amazon jungle found alive Children are dehydrated, ‘cannot eat food’ The four rescued children – 13-year-old Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy, 9-year-old Soleiny Jacobombaire Mucutuy, 4-year-old Tien Ranoque Mucutuy and infant Cristin Ranoque Mucutuy – have been hospitalised in Bogota after they were taken there by Colombian Air Force's air ambulance on Saturday, officials stated. According to medical reports, the children are dehydrated and still “cannot eat food” – but are doing well and are out of danger. “What’s required now is to stabilise (their health),” said Colombian Defence Minister Ivan Velasquez while speaking to reporters outside the hospital. WATCH | Colombia plane crash: Four children found alive in Amazon after 40 days The mother of the children, Magdalena Mucutuy Valencia, died in the plane crash on May 1, leaving the kids alone and stranded in the Amazon forest. The pilot of the plane Hernando Murcia Morales and Yarupari indigenous leader Herman Mendoza Hernandez also died in the accident. The disappearance of the children led to a massive military-led search operation in which more than one hundred Colombian special forces troops and 70 indigenous scouts scanned the deep forest. Eventually, the four children were found in an area clear of trees. The children told officials that they came across a dog, which was a Belgian Shepherd search dog named Wilson and was owned by the special forces. “The dog had gone missing on May 18,” said Suarez. “The kids told us that they spent three or four days with Wilson and that they (found) him quite skinny,” he stated. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Children rescued in Amazon after 40 days survived on cassava flour, roots

The groundbreaking television miniseries 'Roots,'&nbsp;which tells the story of Kunta Kinte, kidnapped in Africa and sold into slavery in the United States, is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a re-release on home entertainment and HBO Max. 
 
Based on Alex Haley`s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the series was a huge hit, sweeping the Emmys and Golden Globes and watched by nearly half of the United States when it was first broadcast in 1977, according to Warner Bros.

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"It was an incredible piece of artistry," said actor John Amos, who played the older version of Kunta Kinte in the series. "Everyone took such pride and I think that`s the key factor that separates `Roots` and its quality from most of the other programming that was going on at that time." 
 
Amos said he believes now is a good time for people to revisit the story. 
 
"We don`t seem to have learned what we should have learned and retained for a while after `Roots`," Amos told Reuters. "There was a resurgence of conscientiousness... but it seems to have been dissipated over the years to the point that we`ve disintegrated into racial disharmony in the country and all the things that come with it."

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Recently some U.S. school boards have been banning books, and there have been protests against the influence of Critical Race Theory, which opponents say is anti-white and anti-American. 
 
Amos believes that people need to learn from the past, however horrific. 
 
"We are at a very dangerous point. When history starts to be rewritten and eradicated, there is no future," he said.

The groundbreaking television miniseries 'Roots,' which tells the story of Kunta Kinte, kidnapped in Africa and sold into slavery in the United States, is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a re-release on home entertainment and HBO Max.

The groundbreaking television miniseries 'Roots,' which tells the story of Kunta Kinte, kidnapped in Africa and sold into slavery in the United States, is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a re-release on home entertainment and HBO Max. Based on Alex Haley`s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the series was a huge hit, sweeping the Emmys and Golden Globes and watched by nearly half of the United States when it was first broadcast in 1977, according to Warner Bros. Maksim Chmerkovskiy shares more update from Ukraine, says, citizens are 'being mobilized' "It was an incredible piece of artistry," said actor John Amos, who played the older version of Kunta Kinte in the series. "Everyone took such pride and I think that`s the key factor that separates `Roots` and its quality from most of the other programming that was going on at that time." Amos said he believes now is a good time for people to revisit the story. "We don`t seem to have learned what we should have learned and retained for a while after `Roots`," Amos told Reuters. "There was a resurgence of conscientiousness... but it seems to have been dissipated over the years to the point that we`ve disintegrated into racial disharmony in the country and all the things that come with it." Russia banned from Eurovision song contest over invasion of Ukraine Recently some U.S. school boards have been banning books, and there have been protests against the influence of Critical Race Theory, which opponents say is anti-white and anti-American. Amos believes that people need to learn from the past, however horrific. "We are at a very dangerous point. When history starts to be rewritten and eradicated, there is no future," he said.

Groundbreaking 1977 miniseries 'Roots' returns for its 45th anniversary

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