Floods leave more than 2,000 people affected in the municipalities of Cocorná and Granada, Antioquia

During the night of this Saturday, January 25, rains were presented in Medellín and in several subregions of the department, including the East Antioquia. As explained by the mayor of Cocorná, David Gómez, the rains were not more magnitude, But the strong rainfall in the high parts of the basin generated a torrential avenue.

The president indicated that the high load that was generated by the rains in the upper part of the mountain, which supplies the ravines of San Bartolo and the Trinity, generating a torrential avenue and the loss of two bridges totally.

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“Generating a torrential avenue, causing the loss of two bridges in a total wayincommunicating approximately seven path of the municipality of Cocorná, four of Granada and affectations to more than two thousand people. In addition, that there are two other affected bridges, not with total loss, but with structural affectation, “said the mayor.

Given this emergency and the affectation to the more than two thousand families, the authorities are carrying out the evaluations of the affected areas and the bridge structures, since this is affecting theas the paths, Brown below, the jungle, the skirts, the sandy and communication between the municipalities of Cocorná and Granada.

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For their part, from the Ministry of Infrastructure of Antioquia, they explained that the affected bridges are La Trinidad and San Bartolo, that communicate the municipalities of Cocorná and Granada. The Trinity presents damage to your shoes.

This Sunday they made a technical table in the municipality of Cocorná that was attended by several local and departmental entities, where they evaluated the situation, the level of affectation and The possible solutions for these affected families.