CAMAGÜEY.- “Although during the day this Friday there are favorable conditions for the rain to continue, at this time there is no danger of flooding for the city,” said the director of the Camagüey Meteorological Center. , Beatriz Martínez Pérez, during a meeting of the Temporary Working Group and the Civil Defense, to evaluate the hydrometeorological situation in the territory.
According to the specialist, the region is under the influence of a typical trough of this season and pointed out that “it is not ruled out that at some point the rains will be locally intense, although starting at noon on This Friday they should begin to gradually decrease, until the weekend.”
Regarding the conditions of the reservoirs, the provincial delegate of Hydraulic Resources, Yaima Serrano Meléndez, reported: “At this moment they are at 62%, specifically the of supply to the population, while, at the provincial level we have 50% filling. We are in a position to receive more than 300 million m3 of rain. and in the last 24 hours, the municipality of Camagüey presents around 22% rainfall, and the demarcation, in general, 25% “He also clarified that today there is no saturation in the soils.
The General Director of the Hydraulic Use Company in Camagüey, Gustavo Riesco López, specified how the rain gauge system in charge of monitoring rainfall “does not contemplate any type of danger for the city. other actions such as cleaning and dredging the river, and we urge the population to remain alert and informed of any increase in the intensity of the rains.”
To answer the doubts of a part of the population, related to a possible flood, the manager said that “upstream from the city of Camagüey, on the Hatibonico River, there is no reservoir. where the floodgates can be opened.” He specified that the floods and overflows of the rivers originate from the rains upstream, in the area of the Ignacio Agramonte international airport and in the surrounding areas.
Regarding the need for the population to stay informed through the official media, and the established channels, pointed out the Head of the Civil Defense Body in the region, Lieutenant Colonel Félix Omar Villegas. Varona: “In the event of a complex situation, from a hydrometeorological point of view, there is an organized system, because there are authorities to guarantee timely warning to citizens.” .
He highlighted that for this purpose, Camagüeyans can call 32 256014, from the Provincial Risk Management Center, 32 256036, from the Risk Reduction Center, of the main municipality, and at 32 294654, of the management position in the Provincial Government that works 24 hours a day, depending on the well-being and tranquility of the inhabitants of this region .
