Two main roads in Medellin are closed due to damage due to rains

In recent hours, it was confirmed that due to the rains, two main roads in Medellín are closed due to rains, a situation that collapsed mobility in the east and west of the city.

And today, April 5, there were 18 mass movements, three structural damage to homes and three floods and, according to the Early Warning System of Medellín and Valle de Aburrá, the last event began at noon on Monday the 4th and ended at 9:50am this Tuesday.

“In the early morning there were several situations that affected mobility in the west, there was a collapse that blocked the southern road which is being treated, another collapse occurred on the Santa Elena road that completely blocked the road,” said Luis Fernando Vanegas, commander of Medellín Transito.

As confirmed by the Mayor's Office of Medellín, traffic agents controlled mobility on the road that leads from Buenos Aires to the town of Santa Elena, east of the city, where there was a collapse that blocked the entire road at kilometer 11+200.

Authorities said that the alternative routes for those who need to move to the village are the Medellin - Bogotá highway and Las Palmas Avenue.

The other incident occurred on the road to the district of San Cristóbal, in the Vallejuelos sector, west of Medellín, where several collapses were treated with heavy machinery.

Of the 18 mass movements, eight were in Robledo, four in San Javier, three in San Cristobal and one in Popular, Villa Hermosa and Guayabal, respectively. The DAGRD and the Medellín Fire Department have addressed these emergencies and recommended the definitive evacuation of two homes and one temporary.

At the same time, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure removed more than 100 cubic meters of land, which was obstructing the descent lane of the road that connects Medellín to the Western Tunnel.

The call made by the authorities to citizens is to move with caution and take alternate routes, while the work of cleaning the roads is completed.

DAGRD Deputy Director of Disaster Management, Carlos Muñoz Betancur, reiterated to the community how to take precaution during this rainy season.

“We reiterate measures to reduce the risk of incidents that may occur due to precipitation: do not throw garbage, waste or debris into streets, canals or streams, avoid building on hillsides to prevent mass movement and conduct constant monitoring of rivers and streams,” said the deputy director of Management of Disasters of the DAGRD, Carlos Muñoz Betancur.

In Antioquia, 32 municipalities declare public calamity due to rains

On April 5, 32 municipalities in Antioquia declared themselves in public calamity due to the rains that have affected the territories of the department. Climate authorities say they will continue until May or June, so Antioquia were asked to be attentive to river flows and streams, according to RCN Radio.

Jaime Gómez Zapata, director of the Antioquia Department of Risk Management, said that municipalities such as Uramita, Amagá, Montebello and Puerto Berrío are affected by flooding crops, homes, gales and torrential avenues.

We have special attention in municipalities such as Venice, but we have many effects associated with the rains in the department, especially in the Urabá, Southwest and Bajo Cauca.

One of the most affected municipalities to date is Amagá, where six neighborhoods and eight villages have suffered the consequences of the rain, as at least seven houses were collapsed and 12,000 people were damaged.

Dagran professionals are present in the area verifying and assessing risk conditions in the face of possible damming in the upper part of the Malabrigo and Paniagua stream, and supporting the Risk Management Council in the census and emergency care. Municipality delivers humanitarian aid and removes material that obstructs roads.

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