Authorities ask for urgent help to serve the affected families.
News Colombia.
On the afternoon of Monday, August 11, 2025, the municipality of Condoto, in the department of Chocó, was whipped by a strong ventarrón accompanied by heavy rains, leaving a bleak panorama. Straight roofs, flooded streets and fallen trees are only part of the consequences that its inhabitants face today.
According to Carlos Garcés, director of the Condoto Fire Department, at least 2,000 homes suffered effects. “Many of them were totally broken and flooded,” said Platinum Stereo Chocó in statements.
The governor of Chocó, Nubia Carolina Córdoba, confirmed that the magnitude of the natural phenomenon left mass affectations. “According to preliminary reports, at least half of the population was homeless,” he said.
The president added that, in addition to the destruction of housing, damages were presented in the electrical system and road infrastructure, which made it difficult to arrive immediate help.
The winter wave still does not give truce in Chocó. This time in the south of the department. The municipality of #Condoto It is being affected by heavy rains and hurricane winds that have preliminarily left at least half of the homeless population. There is total destruction of … pic.twitter.com/lnj8nwjj79
-Nubia Carolina Córdoba-Curi (@nubiacarolinacc) August 12, 2025
Incalculable losses, but without fatalities
In the early hours of Tuesday, August 12, the mayor of Condoto, Gustavo Elías emphasized, offered an initial balance: “The panorama is very disastrous, thank God we have no fatalities, but the material losses are incalculable.”
The president acknowledged that the municipality’s capacity to respond is limited to the magnitude of the emergency. “We are facing a situation never seen before,” he said, making an urgent call to the National Government and the Government of Chocó to serve the affected families.
From the Government of Chocó they reported that it is already worked articulated with the Mayor’s Office of Condoto and nearby municipalities to assess the scope of the damage. “We are quantifying the material damage and the number of affected families to activate humanitarian aid,” said the Departmental Risk Management Coordination.
They also recalled that the region is in tropical cyclones season until November 30, so they asked the community to take preventive measures: ensure the housing covers and report any situation to the Departmental Risk Management Line 320 2400737.
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