“Due to the rainy season that is hitting the region, the Extraordinary Risk Management Council has declared a public calamity in the department, this measure seeks to strengthen the institutional response capacity of the department to address the situation and protect the lives of Norte Santander residents”; said the departmental official.
IDEAM had warned that in the municipalities of Chitagá, Cáchira, Ábrego, Toledo, Arboledas, Salazar, Durania among others There is total alert for the loss of the bank, landslides and floods, given the heavy rains that have occurred in the region in recent days.
Furthermore, the director of the risk management office stated that this declaration It was taken on the recommendation of control bodies, local authorities and the national government in order to react immediately to any emergency.
This taking into account the contingencies that have occurred in the region due to the strong winter and climatic variation that has been recorded in the region in recent weeks.
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