It has been two months in which heavy rains have been presented throughout the country. However, the magnitude of these has caused floods, landslides, thunderstorms, among other effects. Cundinamarca has not been the exception: currently, there are 15 municipalities in the department that are on red alert, According to the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Ideam).
The Black River and the San Antonio River are the bodies that could cause floods by a town hall in its flow and the places that must have special attention and are in a possible risk are according to the latest Ideam bulletin:
- Villet
- NinaIMA
- Supatá
- La Peña
- San Francisco
- Ultra
- La Vega
- Caparrapí
- Sasaima
- Tobia
- Guaduas
- It is
- Villagómez
- Yacopí
- Breakage
These are not the only municipalities that must have the batteries on, since Natalia Gómez, director of the Special Administrative Unit for Disaster Risk Management of Cundinamarca (UAEGRD) He assured media that six basin of the department are on a red alert that could affect 27 municipalities in Cundinamarca.
The director also warned that on the morning of Wednesday, April 7, 2025 Seven municipalities already suffer from the rains, this is: La Palma, Yacopí, Girardot, Puerto Salgar, Tocaima, Viotá, Fómeque and Ricaurte.
Before the various emergencies, teams of the Risk Management Unit evaluated the damage and gave attention to the affected people, in accordance with what is reported by the Government of Cundinamarca.
Among the actions carried out by the team, machinery was managed to remove debris, psychosocial accompaniment was provided to the affected people and roads were enabled.
Recommendations to act against emergencies
Sliding between the Sibaté and Fusagasugá road. Photo:Courtesy Firefighters Cundinamarca
On the part of the Institute, the first recommendation to citizenship is to be attentive to rivers, streams and other water bodies in the municipalities. This can be done through the newsletter that the IDEAM publishes daily in This link.
The information published in this report not only alerts about rivers that could present sudden growing, but also indicates the places that are found in red, orange or yellow alert due to floods and landslides.
On the other hand, the captain of the Fire Department of Cundinamarca, Álvaro Farfán, ensures that the community can take measures such as Check the roofs to avoid leaks, evacuate if it is inhabited in flood -prone areas, get away from areas at risk of tree drop and make an adequate disposal of waste.
According to the captain, it is also important that people stay away and have a lot of caution with electricity drivers, which can be found in shock coils, pipes or antennas.
Natalia Gómez also called on the community to take preventive measures. “From the Government of Cundinamarca we are doing detailed to the hydrometeorological conditions. We urge citizens to Do not expose yourself unnecessarily, avoid traveling through risk areas and staying informed through official channels, ” commented.
In the capital there has also been a strong rainy season. Photo:X: @BogotaTransito
TATIANA MORENO QUINTERO
Bogotá Writing
