Orange Alert in 12 municipalities of Cesar due to flooding

“The numbers of affected families may be more, taking into account that the total census of other municipalities still needs to be quantified and we are waiting for the general diagnosis to give an accurate report,” highlighted Petra Romero, Director of the Risk Management Office. Cease.

Emergencies are also evident in the tertiary roads of Aguachica, where farmers join forces to be able to harvest their crops, since many are trapped in the mud.

Emergencies due to landslides are also recorded in the area, especially in the La Unión village.

For this reason, officials from the municipal administration of Aguachica work in coordination with the support of other municipalities surrounding this region, such as La Gloria (south of Cesar) and El Carmen (Norte de Santander).

In the same sense orange alert remains in place in the upper basin of the Cesar River due to the probability of sudden floods. The Ideam reported special attention on the banks of the Guatapurí and Badillo rivers in Valledupar.

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This alert extends to other tributaries of the townships of the capital of Cesar, including Chemesquemena and La Vega. Also in the La Malena ravine at the height of the town of Patillal.

In the lower basin of the Cesar River, an orange alert was activated near the municipality of Chimichagua. In the middle Basin, attention is required in the Sororia, Maracas, Santo Tomás and Tucuy rivers. The latter in the Serranía del Perijá.

Meanwhile, there is a probability of moderate increases in the levels of the Ariguaní River and its tributaries: Ariguanicito.

For this same situation, Ideam recommends attention to the municipalities of Bosconia, Pueblo Bello and El Copey.
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From the Government of Cesar, technical support has been managed with the National Unit for Disaster Risk Managementwho sent professionals to advance the permanent monitoring of critical points.

“This work has been carried out with the support of the municipal authorities, this allowed us to have a more accurate analysis of the possible risks that the communities could face and adopt preventive actions,” the official stressed.

The national entity has also requested support for humanitarian food aid and yellow machinery, tank cars for water supply.
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Likewise, inter-institutional working groups are held to review possible risks for indigenous communities, such as the case of the Kankuamo people. With them, commitments were strengthened and are already underway.

“We are advancing projects that can somehow mitigate the effects caused by these floods and landslides in the rainy seasons. We call on the municipalities to activate contingency plans and on the communities to adopt prevention measures against the winter wave that is being recorded in the region,” Romero pointed out.
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