Wednesday, July 7, 2010

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erosion processes in the neighborhood Carrera 2


face of the sports facilities located on the field of Race 2 between Calles 10 and 11 of Barrio La Capilla, for more than 40 years, built a brick retaining wall wand, in order to prevent erosion of the area near the banks of the Magdalena River. Later got up on that wall, a new section of parapet wall, with a height of 1.50 meters. Among the wall built and the route of the Carrera 2, is a green area, where he also was a carob tree and walk over the area of \u200b\u200ba network of sanitary sewer.


Since the month of December 2008, was recorded an accelerated process of undermining and collapse of the existing wall, with the presence of longitudinal cracks. Municipal Infrastructure's office began to be permanent monitoring, recording and photo taking corrective measures to evacuate the affected families.


But the steady rain and drizzle occurred in the last months of this year, there has been continuous monitoring to the entire affected area in the field of Race 2 compared to the sports facilities, is observed with great concern by the Municipal Administration, the situation is quite delicate and critical, by the inability to perform work and deed that help mitigate the risk and danger found families living in houses.


During the month of June 2010, it was the first home in the western sector of the gully, had serious structural flaws, where his foundation, is totally undermined. It took all necessary administrative, obtaining the eviction of the inhabitants of the house, preventing human tragedies that occurred before the imminent collapse of the housing, which occurred on 29 June 2010, when the house completely subsided. A date are directly affected six (6) houses, which are on the verge of collapse, likewise began to affect the track reel joins the touristic area of \u200b\u200bOspina Perez Bridges and rail, which is already undermined, and where part of sardinel and went into the ravine. One of the houses that were in the bottom, was completely destroyed by the flood wall. The corresponding census was conducted and initially proceeded to the evacuation of all affected families by providing temporary shelter in the sports facilities and facilities of the Casa de la Cultura. You have taken all preventive measures signaling in the affected area.


several meetings have been conducted by Members of the Local Emergency Committee, which has given priority to the subject, which has coordinated the implementation of the following steps:


  • Accompaniment with members of the local emergency committee, to the inhabitants of the place.
  • inquiry and review of possible causes of the problem. Request
  • evacuation of residents, to relocate to safer places. Collapse
  • trees that were in the area. Replenishment
  • Sewerage network through the construction of a section of sewer to 8 ". Acorn Supply
  • for partial filling of the sector. Ban
  • heavy vehicle traffic through the area. Signage
  • trial.

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