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In Cartagena, the delivery of more than 5,000 humanitarian aid and the transfer of the affected people to two shelters began, after the passage of the tropical storm Iota which left 155,000 victims and 33 flooded neighborhoods.
Although the district administrative department of health, Dadis, reported that the emergencies, after more than 8 hours of uninterrupted downpours, did not cause the deaths of people, the hospital’s yellow alert was declared, so that the health centers and their staff are ready to provide medical assistance to those who need it.
The mayor of the city, William Dau, has ordered to give priority to areas that have suffered landslides due to the shipment of yellow machinery.
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The monitoring began, from the early hours of this Sunday, in the Cerro de Albornoz, in the Cerro de La Popa and in the Loma del Marión, there are also areas still flooded such as La Bendición de Dios, in the district of Olaya Herrera; Villa Gloria, Marlinda and Tierra Baja.
On the Banco de Occidente savings account number 830-12551-4, in the name of the Tourist and Cultural District of Cartagena de Indias, Colombians can make their contribution so that the city can overcome this emergency.
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The yellow car will also be ready to clean some canals that caused flooding, such as the Matute, which overflowed, flooding several neighborhoods.
Tropical storm Iota has so far affected 31,555 families, totaling 155,000 people, city mayor William Dau Chamat informed.
Faced with the threat of heavy rains in the coming hours, the permanent victim assistance centers will operate 24 hours a day, as will the temporary housing.
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UNGRD arrives with 10,000 humanitarian aid
The National Risk Management Unit (UNGRD), the body with which it has started the management of at least 10,000 humanitarian aid, which would join the district effort of the OAGRD which has also provided market and toilet kits and mats to alleviate the situation . “About 5,000 tents have also arrived from Bogota, with which we will be able to serve more people if the damage continues,” added Fernando Abello Rubiano, director of the Office for Disaster Risk Management.
Mayor William Dau reported that the three unified command posts, PMU, have already distributed toiletry kits, food, mats, among other humanitarian aid.
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San Andrés on alert
The Maritime Directorate General (Dimar), through the Caribbean Oceanographic and Hydrographic Research Center (CIOH), reports that tropical storm Iota continues its passage through the Caribbean generating winds of 35 knots, or 63 kilometers per hour, and gusts up to 40 knots, which equates to a speed of 72 kilometers per hour.
This tropical storm continues to generate rain and electric thunderstorms in La Guajira, Magdalena, Atlántico, Bolívar, Sucre and in the island area; observes the CIOH.
“Iota is expected to continue to affect these areas and in particular the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, as well as the Cayos del Norte islands, especially the Serrana, Serranilla and Quitasueño islands, with moderate to heavy rainfall and winds. between 10 and 20 knots, that is from 18 to 36 kilometers per hour, wave heights between 2.0 and 3.5 meters and possible storm surges “, reports the CIOH.
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