Bogota has registered heavy rain emergencies of the last few days and, this Saturday, November 12, the authorities reported the closure of 100th street due to flooding.
(See: $2.1 billion, earmarked for emergencies due to rains).
The mayor Claudia López assured on her Twitter account that the Molinos stream overflowed at the height of creek 106 and 108, which caused the closure of Carreras 7 and 9 between Calle 100 and 116.
The Firefighters of Bogotá and the District Institute for Risk Management and Climate Change (Idiger) are attending to the situation and the recommendation is Avoid traffic on those roads.
(See: Declaration of ‘disaster’ for winter in the country: what will it do?).
The situation in La Calera
The heavy rainy season has also affected Cundinamarca, with landslides, fallen trees and floods. And this Saturday emergencies have been registered in La Calera.
(See: First line of the Bogotá Metro at full speed and second to review?).
In the El Chorote sector there were floods, in the Tilatá school they reported loss of benches on the road and the same thing happened at kilometer 5, in Capilla.
Given the situation, Idiger reported that The road to La Calera is temporarily closed until the area is secured and drained.
The Governor of Cundinamarca, Nicolás García, also confirmed the death of a person in the department.
For this reason, drivers are advised to take the alternate route North Highway – Briseño – Sopó.
(See: Perception of insecurity of citizens yields in Bogotá).
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