As the hours progress, fear and anguish take over the inhabitants of Caimital, a village in the rural area of the municipality of Malambo, metropolitan area of Barranquilla, which is threatened with being flooded by the Magdalena River.
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The Mayor’s Office declared a public calamity due to the imminent threat of flooding due to river erosion. 70 hectares have been set back by the Magdalena River.
The concern of local authorities, relief organizations and the community is that a flood of the magnitude that is occurring in Caimital will occur in Caimital. the region of La Mojana, between the departments of Sucre, Córdoba and Bolívar, as a consequence of the rupture of the Cara de Gato gap due to the pressure of the waters of the Cauca River.
Fear of a catastrophe
It should be remembered that Summer andIn 2010, when he was governor, he had a negative experience with natural disasters. That year a hole opened in the Canal del Dique that ended up flooding the entire southern cone of the Atlantic. leaving million-dollar losses. 14 years have passed and still the inhabitants of these municipalities have not recovered.
Governor Eduardo Verano visited the town of Caimital to learn about the threat of flooding in the town.
Photo:Atlantic Government Press
The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 23 and will feature the participation of Cormagdalena, the Atlantic Regional Autonomous Corporation (CRA), Malambo business groups, the Fire Department, the Civil Defense and the Vergara and Velasco Battalion of Malambo.
“It is essential to review and monitor the technical measures necessary to prevent a catastrophe,” said Verano, underlining the need for an immediate and coordinated response.
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Yenis Orozco, mayor of Malambo, He highlighted the urgency of national support to address the critical situation in Caimital.
“We invite the National Risk Management Unit (Ungrd) to support us in finding a quick solution. We are going to join forces with the Atlantic Government to protect our inhabitants,” said Orozco.
There are four kilometers at risk
The undermining has caused the collapse of homes, affecting numerous peasant families, according to Augusto Rivero, municipal government secretary.
The public calamity was declared to manage resources before the National Disaster Risk Management Unit.
They monitor on the ground
Mayor Orozco requested continued support from the National Government and thanked the Vergara and Velasco Battalion, the Fire Department, the National Police and the Civil Defense for their collaboration. She also called on the mayors of Soledad and Sabanagrande to join in this fight.
This is what the inhabitants of the Caimital village have to do so that an accident does not occur that could put them at risk.
Photo:Carlos Capella/EL TIEMPO
Armando Rodríguez, director of the Civil Defense – Atlantic Section, He asked the community to comply with the recommendations of the relief agencies. “We will begin all possible mitigation works,” said Rodríguez.
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