Public calamity is declared in Bogotá due to the rains

This Sunday, November 13, Mayor Claudia López announced, from the Unified Command Post (PMU) of La Calera, that Bogotá has to prepare because the rains will continue.

For this reason, together with the District Council for Risk Management, the decision was made to declare public calamity in Bogota.

(See: Declaration of ‘disaster’ for winter in the country: what will it do).

“There is going to be rain and, in fact, rains await us until February 2023. For this reason, the district cabinet declared a public calamity in Bogotá due to an emergency rain, so that we can have all the resources we need, make the more effective recruitment to continue attending emergencies“said the president.

López commented that, according to Ideam forecasts, the The rains will intensify as the month of November progresses. so the risk persists.

(See: $2.1 trillion, what was allocated to attend emergencies due to rains).

Regarding the emergency in La Calera, Claudia López announced that the work to remove debris and felling trees at risk of collapsing was lifted, but they will restart this Monday at 6:30 in the morning, when she will return to the place to install again the unified command post.

He explained that the decision is due to the fact that it is raining, although not hard, and to the darkness in the place. However, he assured that machinery remained at the scene of the emergency.

“There is drizzle, there is going to be drizzle, but fortunately not too heavy. But since night has arrived and we have little light and, besides, it’s raining, we are going to leave a basic team here“, confirmed the mayor.

On the other hand, the president complained that the concessionaire of the road to La Calera continued to collect the toll, despite the emergency, and pointed out that yesand He had provided a million pesos so that the dump trucks can take the rubble to the municipality of La Calera.

These, precisely, are the only vehicles authorized to travel to the municipality of La Calera. The road will remain closed to private cars and occasional cyclists. and only residents will be allowed access to the San Luis sector.

(See: Two of the cities where it rains the most in the world are Colombian).

“The enabled lane from Patios to La Calera will be used exclusively for machinery and emergency vehicles. Alternate pass through El Codito and Autopista Norte“said the mayor.

At the moment, there are 46 affected families for whom three shelters were available in the communal halls La Surena, San Luis and San Isidro with emergency kits and snacks.

As for the fatalities left by the heavy rains on Saturday, November 12, it was confirmed that two people died: Angela Patricia Penarete, 29 years old, and Alexander Rodriguez, 33 years old, and there is still a missing man: Javier Velilla, 40 years old, who was on the way to Meta.

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