The Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM) forecast intensity in this rainy season in Colombia.
Colombia News.
According to Ideam, in Colombia “we are receiving the first season of heavy rains and with it electrical activity, in the next few hours varied climatic activity is estimated”, areas such as Valle del Cauca and Nariño have felt the weight of the winter wave these last hours.
Pacific region
One of the areas most affected by these rains will be the Pacific Region more or less at the end of the afternoon, this Tuesday.
Cauca, Nariño, Chocó and Valle del Cauca will be affected by this winter season, and an orange alert was issued over the Pacific.
There will be a high risk of electric shocks accompanied by heavy rain in the aforementioned areas.
This climatic season will go until the end of May.
The rains will intensify, and according to the forecast, they would be accompanied by hailstorms, gales and heavy downpours.
The Caribbean Region
On the other hand, according to the report, in the Caribbean Region there will be heavy to moderate rainy season more or less in the south of Bolívar, Cesar and the south of Magdalena.
Again on 50th and 85th, two passengers of a car are rescued from being dragged by streams
There have been days of uncontrolled rains that have wreaked havoc on the streets of the Caribbean coast. There are affected families, cars lost due to streams in the streets, people victims of this winter state.
New emergency with #stream that forms in Carrera 50 between streets 85 and 85B in #Barranquilla.
A child and two adults had the scare of their lives, they had to be rescued when they were swept away by the strong current. ?? https://t.co/yXTTPGYo5v pic.twitter.com/6QevzLjYmS– TuBarco (@tubarconews) April 19, 2022
Savannah of Bogota
There are high probabilities of hailstorms, moderate or heavy rains, and with downpours, the probability of electric shocks.
Likewise, the director of Ideam, Yolanda González, expressed measures according to what is coming in the coming days.
“Ideam recommends redoubling preventive measures in the face of the possibility of sudden floods, landslides, torrential floods, strong winds, hailstorms and electrical storms,” he said.
Therefore, citizens are asked to keep themselves equipped with umbrellas, coats and others, “to avoid colds”, in addition, not to throw garbage in the streets that could put the aqueduct and sewage networks at risk.
In Catambuco, Pasto, for example, the flooding on Monday could have been due to the collapse of the sewage system.
So far in the country there are at least 600,000 victims; who have lost their houses and even their hamlets due to floods or landslides of great magnitude.
There are paths, corregimientos and even isolated municipalities.
different sectors of Antioquia, Caldas, central and southern Chocó, southern and western Valle del Cauca, eastern Cauca and sectors of Nariño, western Meta, Casanare and northern Arauca, as well as eastern Vichada, Vaupés, Guainía, Amazon.
— Ideam Colombia (@IDEAMColombia) April 19, 2022
Ideam forecasts heavy rains until June and emphasizes the risk of landslides and floods. The Pacific is one of the territories that is on red alert. Why the constant rains? – https://t.co/Lrpf8oaHQi pic.twitter.com/n4rqj3L03C
– News Caracol (@NoticiasCaracol) April 19, 2022
