Public calamity declared in Amagá due to damage caused by the rains

In the village of Nicanor Restrepo in the municipality of Amagá, a landslide blocked the structure that allowed the water to be evacuated from the sector, so these are dammed, generating concern in the neighboring community.

Despite the fact that the emergency occurred almost a month ago, the liquid continues to accumulate as the efforts of the neighbors and the emergency agencies to evacuate the water have been unsuccessful.

According to a preliminary calculation there might currently be regarding 9,000 cubic meters of plugged water, For this reason, it is feared that this will generate a more delicate situation that will compromise the road in the area or, in the worst case, generate a tragedy downstream.

Faced with this situation, and as a result of others left by the strong winter wave, the Amagá administration declared a manifest urgency and a public calamity.

A Geology team from Corantioquia was present at the scene of the events to deliver an opinion that will determine What will be the best way to evacuate the dammed water.

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