In eight municipalities they have declared a public calamity.
The San Jorge River remains on red alert.
Relief agencies and spokespersons from the Government of Córdoba touredseveral municipalities in the department that have been affecteddue to floods and the rainy season, in order to meet the needs of the communities during the situation.
One of the most affected municipalities is Pueblo Nuevodue to the rising of the San Jorge River and officials from the Environmental Technical Directorate and Risk Management team traveled to that place, accompanied by the Municipal Mayor’s Office.
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“We are providing technical assistance in this part of the territoryaffected by the heavy rains that are occurring in Alto San Jorge, which caused the breaking of the jarillon in the sector called Berlin, in the municipality of Buenavista. We will do the management that is pertinent to mitigate the risk at this time,” explained Henry Licona, director of departmental risk management.
In addition, they simultaneously made visits to Ayapel, Lorica and San Pelayo, where the Government of Córdoba has managed a significant number of humanitarian aid to meet the basic needs of the affected population, which will be distributed in the municipalities that have officially reported the situation. they face.
Governor Erasmo Zuleta Bechara announced this week the allocation of 2.4 billion pesosof the department for more humanitarian aid and reinforce the bank of yellow machinery in the municipalities, with the purpose of carrying out containment and mitigation work.
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Likewise, the departmental government is managing additional resources to carry out other works that will solve the damage to road infrastructure as a result of the rainy season.
Montería, Cereté, Lorica, La Apartada, Puerto Libertador, Montelíbano, Tierralta and AyapelThey are the municipalities that have declared a public calamity to have tools to deal with emergencies caused by the flooding of the Sinú and San Jorge rivers, streams and rains.
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