This Tuesday afternoon, the Institute of Irrigation, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Ideam) issued two red alerts in the Caribbean, one of them due to the sudden rise recorded in the Torcoroma stream, in the El Cairo area, in the town of San Martín. ., south of the Caesar region. In this tributary, the bodies of two people, Angie Quintero, 27, and her 4-year-old son, were found dead on a recent Monday holiday. According to municipal authorities, the victims were swept away by the current. As a result of this unfortunate event, the Mayor of the City ordered 3 days of mourning.
The Ideam expected that the rain will continue in the south of the region, just as there is a warning in La Guajira, due to floods that are reported in the urban and rural areas of the town of Uribia. “Clouds and rain are likely to return to the Caribbean, especially in La Guajira, south of Cesar and Sucre, central and south of Bolívar, east of Magdalena and Córdoba,” the entity said.
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There is also a meteomarine warning due to strong winds and waves in the central and eastern Caribbean Sea, which led the Office of the Mayor of the district of Santa Marta, Magdalena, to restrict access to beaches and rivers in the ‘ this tourist destination for a while. The life of a swimmer in Rodadero was also in danger.
Recommendations
From Cesar Risk Management and Climate Change they recommend that citizens be careful when walking or traveling to rivers and streams. “If it starts to rain and you notice a change in the channel or loud noises, you should move away,” the statement reads. Another piece of advice is not to drive while it is raining because this practice reduces visibility and increases the risk of accidents; as well as taking notice of storms and other weather events, the numbers for any emergency are a declare: The Red Cross, 144; National Emergencies and Police, 123.
