Seven families were evacuated due to sudden rise of ravine in Medellin

In the afternoon of Thursday, March 31, due to the heavy rains that occurred during the day in Medellin and the Aburrá Valley, there was a sudden increase that surprised citizens living near the La Iguana ravine, located in the west of the capital of Antioquia.

In the face of the emergency, Laura Duarte, director of the Administrative Department for Disaster Risk Management (DAGRD), clarified that the growth has directly impacted the Blanquizal sector, so the decision was made to initiate the immediate and preventive evacuation of seven families living in the affected area.

As confirmed by the DAGRD, at least eight fire units were arranged to counter the emergency for the area in danger.

“Fire units perform damage assessment and needs analysis. Some homes were evacuated preventively after the activation of the Siat community alarms,” said the risk management authority.

According to information from El Colombiano, while an official report is being consolidated, the neighborhood Olaya Herrera, Los Colores, La Iguana and all areas adjacent to the National University are among the sectors that are at risk and could be affected.

Finally, the director of DAGRD announced that they will continue to monitor the area and that lines 123 are enabled to attend to any emergency that may arise in the following hours in western Medellín.

Other emergencies due to the rains in Antioquia

On the night of Wednesday, March 30, in the municipality of Caldas, Antioquia, a collapse occurred that affected a house, which fortunately was uninhabited. However, one man was injured, after his legs were trapped as he passed by the place.

According to information from Blu Radio, the accident occurred exactly in the El Reservadero sector in the La Quiebra village. Firefighters came to that place, who provided support to remove him and transferred him to a hospital where he recovers from his injuries.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday afternoon, in the Pachely neighborhood of the municipality of Bello, also in Antioquia, several floods occurred, after one of the ravines in the sector overflowed due to the heavy rain, a situation that was captured on video and published on the Twitter account Denunciations Antioquia.

A similar situation occurred in the municipality of Don Matías, where a sudden increase caused a heavy flood in the area.

These emergencies are in addition to that of Tuesday in northwest Medellin, in the district of San Cristóbal, where according to the newspaper El Colombiano, 30 families were affected in the Barrio Nuevo sector.

In addition, according to data from the Administrative Department of Disaster Risk Management of Medellín, on Tuesday, March 29, there were 27 emergencies, among which there were 12 mass movements, eight trees that fell, three floods and two vehicles overturned.

The areas of San Antonio del Prado and Robledo were the most affected by the emergencies that caused the rains on Tuesday afternoon.

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