The heavy rains that have fallen in recent days in Colombia caused havoc in several regions of the country, affecting a total of 27 of the 32 departments which include floods, overflows in rivers and streams, and landslides that affect 46,000 families.
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“In the consolidated we are talking about 186 municipalities in 27 departments, with 467 registered events and close to 46,000 families could be affected“He explained, this Sunday, November 10, in a press conference, the director of the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD), Carlos Carrillo.
The department of Chocó is the most affected at the moment, with 22 municipalities affected and more than 30,000 affected families. according to preliminary figures offered by Carrillo, who indicated that at the moment there are no victims or missing persons.
“Chocó is the place where it rains the most in the world and the Colombian State has been systematically unable for centuries to develop the capabilities so that the people who live there live with dignity; This is not the first time that these floods occur during the rainy season.“lamented the official.
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Floods in Chocó.
For its part, in the department of Santander The flooding of the Las Cruces stream caused damage to the municipality of San Vicente de Chucurí, leaving one person dead and two missing, according to information shared by local media.
In Bogota There were also damages in recent days, with flooding on the North Highway due to heavy rainfall, as well as in the department of La Guajira, with more than 10,000 families affected by floods.
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The Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Ideam) He assured, this Sunday, that there was “moderate rains in sectors of La Guajira, north of Cesar, south of Guainía, north of Vaupés, Amazonas, scattered sectors of Guaviare and Putumayo. Sporadic precipitation in Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Santander, Meta, Huila, Valle del Cauca, Cauca and Nariño“.
According to Ideam, The La Niña phenomenon arrived in the country and will have a weak intensity, provoking “Rains above normal in sectors of the Caribbean, Andean and Pacific regions“.
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EFE
