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The waves of the Iota tail flood the streets of Cartagena de Indias
Cartagena (Colombia), 16 Nov (EFE) .- The storm produced by the passage of Hurricane Iota on Monday flooded the neighborhoods near the beaches of Cartagena de Indias, a city that has suffered the rigors of the meteorological phenomenon since last Saturday. The General Maritime Directorate (Dimar) reported that the normal sea level in front of the city has risen by about 60 centimeters, which means that almost all the roads in the tourist districts of Bocagrande, Castillogrande and El Laguito remain flooded and traffic has collapsed. . Rising water levels have also flooded numerous homes in the populated sectors of La Boquilla and Marlinda in the north of the city. In La Boquilla and Marlinda the streets are completely flooded and the people who circulate do so with water up to their knees. La Ciénaga de la Virgen, which borders the suburb of Olaya Herrera, has overflowed and its waters have reached up to two streets inland. PERMANENT EMERGENCY Two days ago the Mayor’s office in Cartagena de Indias decreed an emergency due to damage caused by Iota, which was a tropical storm on Saturday as it swept through the city and quickly became a Category Five hurricane as it advanced across the Caribbean Sea in the direction of in Central America. During his voyage, Iota hit the Colombian archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina between last night and early today, leaving extensive damage on the first island. So far the extent of the disaster on the island of Providencia is unknown, which lies along the entire path of the hurricane and with which there is no communication since 3.00 local time today (8.00 GMT). To deal with the emergency in Cartagena, the authorities have delivered more than three tons of humanitarian aid, including food, clothing, mats, markets and drinking water to people who have totally or partially lost their homes and are in shelters from Saturday. They also put heavy machinery into operation in three towns in the city to unblock sewers and sewers and to clean debris-covered streets. Iota’s passage through the Colombian Caribbean leaves more than 160,000 people with their homes affected or without conditions for use. Given the emergency he is experiencing, Colombian President Iván Duque plans to arrive in Cartagena this evening, according to his office. (c) EFE Agency
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