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A wall that fell, the cbad that overflowed and the house that could not survive, are some of the stories heard yesterday at several places in the valley of Aburrá, between mud and garbage, those that have been Sunday's rain victims tried to save some of their personal belongings
Although torrential rains were recorded throughout the metropolitan area, they particularly affected the neighborhoods of El Pesebre, commune 13; Belalcázar, municipality 5 and the corregimiento of San Cristóbal.
Camilo Zapata, director of Dagrd's risk management and care department, said there were no injuries or deaths and that during the emergency they had received about 400 out of 123 reports.
At the end of this edition, Zapata delivered a balance of 121 evacuations: 103 final and 18 temporary.
In El Pesebre, the secretariat staff for social inclusion badisted 115 people from 44 families; while in the district of Belalcázar, where 29 houses were evacuated and 2 others destroyed, 68 people were affected.
Moreover, in Copacabana, the municipal administration has established a register of 632 affected people and 197 families who lost their property after the overflow of the river Aburrá (Medellín). The neighborhoods of La Pradera, La Asunción and Guadalajara were the most affected by the floods.
In two of the three recorded cases, the overflow of La Iguaná -centroccidente- and La Tinajita- north-west streams-caused havoc and flooding.
According to witnesses, these were blocked and when the water rose, it brought a large amount of waste, plant material and rocks.
About, Sergio Orozco, Environment Secretary of Medellín, warned that if they continue to invade the trenching areas or throw garbage, there may be new emergencies.
According to the official, his agency reportedly badisted at 310 critical points in the city's ravines, including those mentioned. Precisely, last September 30 culminated, without more details, the intervention of La Tinajita, in a sector adjacent to the victims.
"In this case, where the cbad is well maintained, the floods occurred because the water capacity was exceeded because it had rained a lot in a short time," added Orozco.
The official also explained that, according to the precipitation record obtained last Sunday, La Iguaná, for example, had received the greatest number of rains along its route.
"This last week of November marks the end of the transition period from the rainy season to the dry season and that is why rainfall intensifies," said the secretary.
Zapata, for one, added that these rains could last until the first week of December.
Finally, the director reiterated the recommendations addressed to citizens when these unexpected events occurred: "The first thing to do is to prevent and preserve lives by searching for safe places, as well as to report any situation on the lines of the road. emergency".
Iguana flooded two neighborhoods and destroyed nine homes
The ravine that grows furiously every eight or ten years is to do it in at least three parts of its channel. Iguana has flooded the roads and houses of the district of the same name, in the district of San Cristobal and, more importantly, in that of El Pesebre. According to the Mayor's office in Medellín, nine homes were razed and another 30, threatened with collapse, had to be evacuated. However, Orlando Suaza, community leader of El Pesebre, said the destroyed homes are affected by a total of 12 and 300 people. It was around 6:00 pm on Sunday when the water started to rise, flooding the sidewalks and pbading pedestrian bridges to the point of entering and destroying some houses. With the support of the community, all those affected were able to leave. Some settled in the homes of neighbors and relatives, while others were housed in hostels in the mayor's office.
The river damaged at night in four areas of copacabana
The water of the river Aburrá (Medellín) has not yet darkened in the streets of the neighborhoods of La Asunción, Guadalajara, La Pradera and Machado in Copacabana. It exceeded its normal level and collapsed a retaining wall which, according to the inhabitants of La Asunción, informed the authorities because it was deteriorating. Carolina Ramírez, one of the affected people, recalled the moments of anxiety during which she was rescued with her son's arms by the firefighters because she had been trapped in her house. Yesterday, asphalt streets were not visible by the mud and trash cover, items that were gradually removed with the help of machinery and engineering battalion. The municipality declared public calamity.
The water was crossing the northern road and was destroying two houses
The increase of streams La Tinajita and La Moreno, commune 5, surprised the inhabitants of Belalcázar and Girardot, who declared that 30 years ago, such a situation did not occur . The damaged sidewalks and debris that blocked the road were part of the scene that was seen Monday morning. Alexánder Castañeda said that the water had dragged his truck to his neighbor's house, while Jhon Villegas had arrived in the middle of the torrent to help his parents, who had been trapped after the collapse of his house wall under the pressure of the water and even will go to the opposite block.
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