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One of the most complicated situations, according to councilor Heidy Sánchez is that the level of the Salitre river is rising. In his Twitter account, he assured that this is evidenced in two different points of the city:
This is how the Salitre River looks at this time in two different points: Calle 72 west of 30 and Boyacá with 80. We warn of the alarming rise of the river because of the rains. 😨 pic.twitter.com/aw3NWT0hkx
– Heidy Sánchez Barreto 💛💚 (@heidy_up) November 19, 2020
In addition, he said that there are already effects in other neighborhoods:
The same situation occurs in the Molinos channel on Av. Suba with 116. The river is about to reach the platform. 😨 pic.twitter.com/5pl8g1QhxB
– Heidy Sánchez Barreto 💛💚 (@heidy_up) November 19, 2020
However, that is not the only point affected. Noticias RCN released images from the north of Bogotá, in the El Virrey sector, where it is seen that the floods are causing difficulties for drivers to navigate the surrounding roads.
#At this time | The downpours in Bogotá left 87th Street, in the Virrey Park sector, completely flooded. This is the area⬇️ https://t.co/BXPS3y0hKi pic.twitter.com/x3XO4I3lu7
– RCN News (@NoticiasRCN) November 19, 2020
Other citizens report similar situations in other neighborhoods:
@citynews @SnailNews @RCN Channel Flood at this time in Bogotá, Los Alcázares neighborhood, cra 29 with 72 street. Residents and employees of the area have no way to leave the sector pic.twitter.com/ntUanO1g9T
– Fredy Parra Bravo (@ FredyParraBrav3) November 19, 2020
Flood in Bogotá. Carrera 40 with calle 68 pic.twitter.com/CAFDcfyTAj
– Rafael Pérez-Becerra (@rafaelperezb) November 19, 2020
Closure via bypass 40 street Carrera 5, Viceroy Flood station, closure of Via Choachi due to landslides due to heavy rain in the city of Bogotá. pic.twitter.com/iLnLm5n05y
– Citizen Veedor 🇨🇴 (@ Veedorciudad21) November 19, 2020
According to the District Institute for Risk Management and Climate Change (Idiger), since noon on Tuesday there have been rains in much of the city.
Inhabitants of the towns of Suba, Usaquén, Chapinero, La Candelaria, San Cristóbal, Usme, Ciudad Bolívar, Rafael Uribe, Puente Aranda, Teusaquillo, Fontibón, Barrios Unidos, Engativá and Kennedy are affected by winter, as shown in this graph.
Even in the town of Chapinero, the downpour caused a pole to fall on the public highway on a taxi at around 2:30 in the afternoon, on Circunvalar Avenue with 41st Street, in a north-south direction.
The emergency agencies did not report injuries in the incident, but traffic units and Idiger are already taking care of the situation.
The authorities advise drivers that “rain can reduce visibility and wet floors affect braking ability”, so they recommend caution on the roads.
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