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March 19, 2021 – 03:10 pm
For:
Newsroom of El País
Several emergencies such as falling trees, flooded roads and the fall of a structure in the center of the city, were registered in the afternoon this Friday in Cali due to an intense downpour.
The rains began to register at approximately 2:00 pm and lasted until 4:00 in the afternoon.
The first reports indicate that in several sectors even hail has fallen.
According to the preliminary report of the Ministry of Mobility of Cali, the emergencies registered are:
Fall of trees
-Carrera 8 with Calle 44.
-Carrera 8 with Calle 26.
-30 N Street with 2bn Avenue.
– Carrera 1 with Calle 4
Floods on roads
– Carrera 5 Calle 25
Traffic lights out of order
– Carrera 1 with Calle 34, 44 and 52.
– Calle 70 with Carrera 28d
In addition, they reported that traffic officers traveled to the sectors with the greatest impact to carry out traffic regulation tasks.
A Carrera 9 sign, between streets 13 and 14, also collapsed. Mobility is restricted at this point. 📸 Bernardo Peña – The Country pic.twitter.com/WdILlvhYoU
– El País Cali 📰 # ElPaisPaLante (@elpaiscali) March 19, 2021
@ FirefightersCali119 At this time, it attends to emergencies reported in different parts of the city due to the fall of trees and branches, as well as the collapse of structures. So far three injuries have been reported. 📸 Courtesy pic.twitter.com/X82JuBun2t
– El País Cali 📰 # ElPaisPaLante (@elpaiscali) March 19, 2021
This video, captured in Plaza Cayzedo, gives an account of the intensity of the winds that were recorded this Friday in the center of the city. 📹 Courtesy pic.twitter.com/ADQwaCpceh
– El País Cali 📰 # ElPaisPaLante (@elpaiscali) March 19, 2021
The neighborhoods where the rain has fallen with the most intensity are Versalles, Avenida Las Américas and Prados del Norte.
In the San Antonio sector, a tree fell in the middle of a public road due to the intensity of the winds.
The Volunteer Fire Department of Cali has reported several emergencies due to falling trees and collapses of structures in sectors such as the Santander, Guayacanes and Sucre neighborhoods.
Relief agencies remain attentive to reports of more developments in the city.
A house in Cristóbal Colón has just been left without a roof in the middle of the gale.
The neighbor is away and all his belongings are getting wet. pic.twitter.com/99I4Cpt3M9– Ricardo Hincapié (@RicarHincapie) March 19, 2021
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