Metropolitan Area called on the 10 municipalities to review and monitor their critical points to prevent tragedies.
For the second half of this year, the second rainy season and the consolidation of the La Niña phenomenon and the impact of the Atlantic hurricane season with a probability greater than 69%.
According to the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley, the current rainy season of 2024 that occurs in June, July and August, it is highlighted that June has already exceeded the average rainfall accumulations of the month and for the rest of the season a greater occurrence of rains in the early mornings.
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In front of the electric shocksApril and May exceeded the historical figures for the entire metropolitan territory, highlighting the downloads registered on Bello and Girardota, which had a large number compared to what they typically receive.
With this panorama, the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley calls for the review and monitoring of critical points and the updating of the municipal risk management plans of the 10 municipalities of the subregion.
Luz Jeannette Mejía, Management Leader of the Vall de Aburrá Metropolitan Area indicated that, “At this time, which is the transition, the call is for us to carry out all the activities of cleaning the streams, reviewing and monitoring the critical points and the update of the municipal risk management plan,” said Luz Jeannette Mejía.
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In view of the work being carried out in the municipality of the starthis was stated by Julián Valencia, Risk Management Coordinator for La Estrella. “In the municipality of La Estrella we have been updating the Municipal Risk Management Plan and the emergency response strategy, generating visits to the identified critical points, which are 29 due to different threatening phenomena,” stated Julián Valencia, Risk Management Coordinator for La Estrella.
The entity’s call corresponds to each municipality to prepare for possible emergencies, and that with the information offered they can identify areas susceptible to flooding. mass movements and other events that could put citizens at risk.
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