Cundinamarca: municipalities with maximum level of risk due to sudden growing

Monday 05th May 2025 07:26 PM

The Special Administrative Unit for Disaster Risk Management of Cundinamarca (UAEGRD) reported that, according to Bulletin 317 of the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM), Red and orange alerts have been declared in different municipalities of the department due to the increase in rains and flows; which raises the risk of sudden growing.

The municipality of Tocancipá was one of the most affected by the rains. | Photo: Firefighters from Cundinamarca

The red alert, which represents the maximum level of risk, applies to areas where tributaries have critical levels. In the case of the Magdalena River, there is special surveillance in the municipalities of Ricaurte, Girardot, Nariño, Guataquí and Puerto Salgar. It has also been activated for direct tributaries to the Magdalena, between the dry and black rivers, especially in Puerto Salgar.

The Suárez river basin affects Ubaté and Fúchene, while the Guayuriba river represents risk for UNE, Fómeque and Guayabetal. The Humea river basin is under observation in Pararatebueno and Medina.

There is also a general alert in the Black River Basin, which compromises Villeta, Tobia, La Vega, Supatá, Caparrapí, Pacho, Guaduas, Yacopí and neighboring municipalities. In a timely manner, sudden growing is reported in the San Antonio River, which affects the El Hatillo village, in Pacho.

The departmental delegate of the Fire Department of Cundinamarca, Álvaro Farfán, called on the municipal risk management councils to be attentive to the possibility of emergencies derived from the increase in rains. | Photo: CT. Alvaro Farfán/ Twitter/ @Bomberfarfan

On the other hand, The orange alert, which indicates moderate to high risk, was issued for the Sumapaz river basinimpacting Ricaurte, Cabrera, Pandi, Arbeláez, Silvania and Nilo.

Also for the middle and low basin of the Bogotá River, which includes municipalities such as Cajicá, Chía, Funza, Mosquera, Madrid, La Calera, La Mesa, Anapoima, Tocaima and Apulo.

In the Guavio river basin, surveillance is maintained in Gachetá, mainly on the Swiss and Chivor rivers. Likewise, on the tributaries direct to Magdalena, such as the Seco River, Jerusalem and San Juan de Rioseco are included.

The UAEGRD, together with mayors, Municipal Councils for Risk Management, Firefighters, Civil Defense and Police, keeps monitoring in all the areas indicated. “We urge citizens not to expose themselves to risk areas and stay informed by official channels,” Natalia Gómez, director of the UAEGRD warned.