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The passage of Hurricane Iota this morning For the islands of San Andrés and Providencia, he left that island territory totally affected. With Providencia the telephone communication was lost since the night of this Sunday, while with San Andrés only a few cell phone lines receive calls.
The representative to the Chamber Jorge Méndez told EL TIEMPO that last night the situation on the island was not easy, to the extent that the heavy rain and the intensity of the wind made it very difficult to sleep.
He said that precisely from the beginning of Sunday night the WhatsApp service stopped working. According to his story, on Monday morning many houses on the island they woke up with part of their roofs on the ground and the streets full of zinc tiles that were swept away by the force of the gale.
“In addition to tiles on the floor, many utility poles were also knocked down by gusts of wind, so we woke up without electricity “, said the congressman.
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According to his account, many trees were also uprooted, while others lost part of their branches.
Regarding what happened in Providencia, Méndez said that it is very uncertain because communication with that island was lost since Sunday night, which according to Ideam projections was going to be the hardest hit by the hurricane.
The representative said the last he heard from Providencia was that the winds were too strong and the inhabitants were looking for how to protect yourself from the storm and the winds estimated to be over 100 kilometers per hour.
At this time in the Government of San Andrés the authorities assess the situation, while the National Government coordinates aid.
This noon the rains and winds continued to affect San Andrés. The strong waves also hampered the passage in some sectors of the so-called bypass.
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