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Hydrometeorological engineer Valdemar Andrade warned on Tuesday, September 3, that intense rains could occur in Venezuela during the ninth month of the year.
Andrade explained in an interview with Unión Radio that in August rainfall exceeded twice the estimated amount, while the rains of the first three days of September already reached the normal limits (30 centimeters).
According to the information, the rainfall in the last 48 hours was caused by tropical wave 34, which is expected to reach the states of Falcón and Zulia on Wednesday, September 4.
“We have had five consecutive days of rain in Caracas, with the most recent ones being higher. It is an indicator of risk or vulnerability,” Andrade emphasized.
According to the engineer, the Metropolitan Area of Caracas requires an adequate drainage system, since the current ones are more than 50 years old.
Rains caused flooding and power outages in Caracas
On Monday, September 2, flooding was recorded in several sectors of the Caracas Metropolitan Area, specifically in the municipalities of Libertador, Sucre, Baruta and Chacao.
In the center, south and west of the capital, the areas that were flooded by the rainfall were El Paraíso, El Cementerio, Roosevelt Avenue, La Yaguara, El Junquito, Santa Ana, Santa Lucía and Flores Avenue in Catia, Libertador municipality.
In addition, users of the social network X (formerly Twitter) also reported the overflowing of streams and the rise of the Guaire River near La California Sur, Sucre municipality (Miranda).
Flooding was reported on the Francisco Fajardo highway near Las Mercedes, Baruta municipality, and Altamira, Chacao municipality; as well as flooding in El Rosal and Bello Monte.
On September 1st in Caracas, rains caused rivers to overflow, according to reports shared on social media. In addition, power outages were reported in Santa Monica, Santa Ines, San Pedro, Las Mesetas, Santa Fe, Santa Monica, Cumbres de Curumo and La Boyera.
Other areas where power outages were reported were: Las Acacias, El Hatillo, Macaracuay, Terraces of the Equestrian Club, Los Chaguaramos, El Paraíso, Los Ilustres.
Rains in Venezuela
On September 2 and 3, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (INAMEH) confirmed rainfall in the Capital District, Miranda, Anzoátegui, Sucre, Lara, Monagas, Falcón, Vargas and Zulia.
Inameh said the rains were of varying intensity, with gusts of wind and occasional electrical discharges.
Meteorologist Luis Vargas added that the rains correspond to a tropical wave located east of the Lesser Antilles, in the Venezuelan Caribbean. He also said that the storm has a 40% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone.
Tropical waves in Venezuela
Inameh has forecast that from September 1, rains with lightning and gusts of wind will intensify in the coastal region of the country due to the arrival of two tropical waves.
The agency explained through social media that tropical wave 34 arrived through Essequibo and affected several states in the east of the country; while number 35 is still in the Atlantic and may reach Venezuelan territory during the week of September 2.
“Partly cloudy skies are expected in most of the country, with convective cells generating precipitation, mainly in the north of our Essequibo Guayana, Bolívar, Amazonas, Delta Amacuro, Sucre, Monagas, Anzoátegui, Guárico, Apure, Barinas, Falcón, Andes and Zulia, without ruling out rain or showers of short duration in Miranda, Aragua, Capital District, Carabobo and Yaracuy,” the agency forecast.
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2024-09-04 20:53:13
