According to the report provided by the authorities, more than 20 streams were compromised by the increase in level.
He Mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrezdelivered this Tuesday a final balance of the damage caused by heavy rains recorded during the last hours in the capital of Antioquia.
The emergencies were mainly concentrated in the communes of Belén, La América, Laureles–Estadio and Robledoas well as in the Altavista townshipespecially in the “Hand of God” sector.
According to the local president, there were also reports effects in the El Naranjal neighborhood and in some sectors of Bethlehemwhere flooding occurred on the road, which forced the intervention of the Medellín Official Fire Department.
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One of the most notable events was recorded when a motorcyclist was swept away by the currentbut he managed, according to Gutiérrez, be rescued in time by firefightersavoiding a tragedy.
In it Altavista township, the Altavista stream partially overflowed in the sector Hands of God, generating a flood in the area known as La Buga.
Furthermore, according to the president, thanks to the hydraulic works carried out in recent months in this area of Altavista, it was possible to avoid a larger emergency.
Likewise, in the commune 7 Robledo, precisely in the Olaya Herrera sectora landslide caused the collapse of a wooden house. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
“The affected family is already being cared for by the social team of the Mayor’s Office of Medellín,” said the president in his account on X.
For his part, the Early Warning System for Medellín and the Aburrá Valley (SIATA) reported that during the emergency, 16 streams were monitored at orange risk level, that is, on the verge of overflowing, and 13 streams were reported that actually went out of their channel in different parts of the city.
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SIATA also reported a total of twelve electric shocks in the Aburrá Valley: seven in Medellinthree in Sabanetaone in Caldas and one in Itagui.
According to the technical report, The precipitation event originated in the south of the Aburrá Valleywhere a rain system was formed that moved quickly to the northwest, generating heavy rainfall in the southern municipalities and in the west of Medellín.
Later, the rains extended towards Bello, and although they decreased in intensity during the early morning, they persisted until around 6 in the morning.
Source: Integrated Information System
