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Hurricane Iota has already reached category 5 and continues to affect the San Andrés y Providencia archipelago with all its force.
According to the General Maritime Directorate, the meteorological phenomenon, with winds of 250 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 287 kilometers per hour, is moving at a speed of 16 kilometers per hour towards the west.
According to the latest report, the eye of the hurricane is 8 kilometers from Providencia, 15 from Santa Catalina and 56 from San Andrés, affecting the islands with hurricane force winds and a storm surge of up to 6 meters high.
Providencia remained incommunicado throughout the night, which has made it difficult to know the magnitude of the damage. San Andrés Governor Everth Hawkins expressed concern about the situation.
“Family, friends of Providencia, there is no communication or satellite, or VHF and less by mobile phone. My agony is great for my family and all our providencianos,” he said on his Twitter account.
Images shared on social networks show fallen trees and blocked roads in San Andrés, but so far there is no official report of damage.
According to information from IDEAM, hurricane-force winds with intensities greater than 178 kilometers per hour and waves greater than three or four meters high were expected. In San Andrés, meanwhile, the winds were expected to be around 117 kilometers per hour.
The archipelago of San Andrés and Providencia awaits this Monday the onslaught of Hurricane Iota, which left havoc and extensive damage in the north of continental Colombia, while Central America is also preparing, where it is expected to arrive in the Region on Monday night. Autonomous of the Northern Caribbean, in Nicaragua.
The torrential rains caused by Hurricane Iota in the Caribbean have caused disasters in several Colombian regions where those affected number in the thousands and the authorities are on alert for what may happen in the San Andrés archipelago, which is on the cyclone path tropical.
The Caribbean islands of San Andrés and Providencia were already heavily affected last week by Hurricane Eta.
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