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The last rainfall event recorded in the Aburrá Valley lasted more than 19 hours, since 12:20 pm this Thursday, June 27, which made the flow of some streams and the Medellín River will increase significantly. In Girardota the highest rainfall accumulations were recorded in this period. Besides, Six stations reached orange risk level and 30 electric shocks were recorded, most in Barbosa and the north of the Aburrá Valley.
This is the most recent report delivered by the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley (Amva), from where They alerted citizens to prepare because in this second semester the second rainy season of the year is expected, “with a probability greater than 69% of the consolidation of the La Niña phenomenon and the impact of the“the Atlantic hurricane season.”
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According to the information provided by the entity, in the current season of less rain this year, which occurs in June, July and August, it is highlighted that June has already exceeded the average rainfall accumulated for the month, but for the rest of the months a greater occurrence of rain is expected in the early mornings.They also noted that in April and May the historical record of electrical discharges was exceeded for the entire metropolitan area, with special incidence in Bello and Girardota, which had a large number compared to what they typically record.
This scenario forces not only citizens to always carry their umbrellas, but also the authorities of all municipalities in the metropolitan area to take action to be prepared for any emergency, but also to avoid tragedies of great magnitude.
“At this time, which is the transition, the call is for us to carry out all the activities of cleaning the ravines, reviewing and monitoring the critical points and updating the municipal risk management plan,” indicated Luz Jeannette Mejía, leader of Amva’s Climate Change Risk Management.
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Based on the authorities’ projections, In this second semester there will be intensification of the Eastern Waves, a disturbance in the winds that can generate more rain in northern Colombia and could cause tropical cyclones in the Atlantic.
Likewise, according to the most recent report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), there will be a hurricane season in the Atlantic between June and November of this year and “a more active season than usual is forecast, due to the confluence of various factors that include, among others, high temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean, the possible establishment of La Niña in the Tropical Pacific, and favorable wind conditions for the formation of tropical storms in the Atlantic, among others.”
Given the repercussions that this situation may have in the Aburrá Valley, a meeting was held this Thursday with representatives of the Risk Management offices, relief agencies and Environmental Secretariats of Envigado, Itagüí, Sabaneta, La Estrella, Medellín, Bello, Barbosa, Girardota, Copacabana and Caldas, to provide meteorological and environmental data and analysis for the first half of the year, but also to socialize possible scenarios for the rainy season and the La Niña phenomenon that are projected for the second half of the year.
Each locality was called to prepare, first, with the identification of the areas most vulnerable to flooding, landslides and other situations that may put residents at risk. One of the recommendations is that they make use of the resources and channels of real-time information about these events offered by Siata.
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