Damages in San Andrés due to Hurricane Julia were slight

Hurricane Julia touched Colombian soil this Saturday and hit the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina in the Caribbean Sea causing rain and electric shocks in the north of the country, according to authorities.

(President orders hotels in San Andrés to open space for shelters).

The one that was a tropical cyclone became a category 1 hurricane “A few minutes before arriving” at the archipelago around 6 in the afternoon, an official from the Ministry of the Environment told AFP.

According to the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies of Colombia (IDEAM), Julia reached winds of 120 kilometers per hour and continued its displacement towards the west, with a speed close to 28 km/h.

Colombian authorities reported that The effects of Hurricane Julia passing through the island of San Andrés “were slight” and emergency care work continues.

(Storm Julia will be a hurricane tonight when it passes through San Andrés: NHC).

“The damage in San Andrés due to Hurricane Julia was slight. The UNGRD consolidation at the time: 2 people injured, 2 homes destroyed and 101 damaged, trees fell. The alert warning condition is maintained while the influence ends,” said Javier Pava Sanchez, general director of the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management, in the report this Sunday morning.

This was also announced by President Gustavo Petro through his Twitter account. “The passage of the hurricane through San Andrés left slight damage. Two injured, two houses destroyed, 101 damaged. Its passage through Providencia was milder,” he wrote.

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