Floods, falling trees and fence, balance of rains in Armenia – La Crónica del Quindío



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Region / NOVEMBER 29, 2020/2 hours before

Author: Lily Dayana Restrepo

Floods, falling trees and fence, rain balance in Armenia

In the other municipalities of the department, no significant effects have been reported.

According to the commander of the official fire department of Armenia, Captain Edgar Arenas Ospina, the heavy rains registered this Sunday afternoon left floods in the area of ​​the bullring and in the neighborhood of El Recuerdo.

Likewise, he indicated that the fall of a tree was reported on the pedestrian bridge of the bullring and on the road to Montenegro at the height of the Guayacanes farm. While on the La Florida bridge a fence fell, which “caused obstruction of the road, but the owners of it came to remove it.”

Corporal Manuel Román Contento, of the official fire brigade, said that the fall of 4 housing roofs in the La Florida neighborhood and others in Buenos Aires Bajo was also identified.

“A call was also received from the Miracle of God, the same as from La Estación, but there is nothing to do there,” said the corporal.

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The Departmental Unit for Disaster Risk Management, Udegerd, traveled around 6 pm to the Milagro de Dios settlement to deliver emergency humanitarian aid.

Roman Contento pointed out that they also treated the emergency of a vehicle trapped in La Divisa and El Recreo Bajo due to flooding, attended by Sinai firefighters.

In Buenavista, Circasia, Salento and Pijao heavy rains were also reported, however the authorities have not registered serious situations.

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