“In two hours, it rained what is discharged in a month in Cali,” said the secretary of Emergency and Disaster Risk Management, Rodrigo Zamorano.
After the heavy rains recorded on Saturday night, the authorities assured that relief organizations are alert and attending to the consequences that have generated rainfall of up to 46 mm, in Cali, which has caused flooding mainly in the north of the city. .
Secretary Zamorano’s preliminary report indicates that “there has been significant precipitation coming from the west, which reported 46 mm, practically what it rains in a month, which fell into the intake of the Cali River, which has not overflowed; the Cauca river continues at six meters without any news”.
The Secretary of Risk Management, Rodrigo Zamorano, delivered a balance on the emergencies reported after the heavy downpour this Saturday in Cali. In addition, he referred to a fire that affected several lots and warehouses where recycling is stored. pic.twitter.com/4DMuKQ9Kkm
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In relation to the floods in the north of the city, the Secretary stated that there were “affectations due to flooding in the north, La Flora and Granada neighborhoods.”
At this time, the secretaries of Security and Justice and Emergency and Disaster Risk Management are in the temporary detention center, later they will go to Sixth Avenue and finish the tour at the Municipal Administrative Center.
Zamorano indicated that “it continues with all capabilities. The Volunteer Fire Department attends to the event in the La Isla neighborhood and in Granada.”
Finally, he indicated that the church of San Francisco was also inspected, and indicated that “the plastic that covers the affected part withstood the wind of up to 20 kilometers per hour.”