(e) Luis Fernando Velasco, director general of the National Disaster Risk Management Unit (UNGRD), Actions to strengthen response preparedness to be monitored by National Disaster Risk Management System (SNGRD) agencies due to the orange activity level recorded by Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
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“Municipal and departmental disaster risk management councils, Preventive evacuation of communities located 15 kilometers from the Arenas crater. In the Unit we publish all the recommendations for the regions,” said UNGRD director general (e) Luis Fernando Velasco.
In the case of communities located in the high-threat and endangered area Given that within a radius of 0 to 15 kilometers from the Arenas del Nevado del Ruiz crater, the population in this area will only have one evacuation time, the business recommends immediate evacuation at locations specified by the municipal disaster risk management councils. about less than an hour.
In this sense, UNGRD, together with SNGRD organizations and municipal authorities, confirmed that some sectors of 19 villages are located in Turkish municipalities. Herveo, Casabianca, Villahermosa and Murillo In the Tolima section; eight in the municipality villamaria in Caldas and a Saint Rose of CabalIn Risaralda, they need to be evacuated within the perimeter and preemptively, according to the map provided by the Colombian Geological Service (SGC).
Moreover, Highly threatened populations located more than 15 kilometers from Arenas crater should take into account that the lahar flow may travel along the Gualí River. from its source to the mouth of the Magdalena River and will include the municipalities of Herveo, Fresno, Mariquita, Honda, Falán Palocabildo and Casabianca in Tolima, as well as the municipality of Guaduas in the Cundinamarca region.
Also in Tolima the municipalities of Casabianca, Villahermosa, Murillo, Líbano, Lérida, Ambalema, Armero and Honda It is at risk due to the crossing of the Azufrado river and the Lagunilla river. The Recio river creates impact as it crosses the municipalities of Murillo, Líbano, Lérida, Venadillo and Ambalema in Tolima, while the Claro and Chinchina rivers affect the municipalities of Manizales and Caldas, from Anserma, Neira, Palestina, Chinchina and Villamaria from its source to its flow into the Magdalena river.
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It is worth noting that municipalities, which are under high threat due to lahar flows, should monitor and monitor the field, update the status of secondary and tertiary roads, which are considered as evacuation routes, conduct evacuation drills with the public, review and regulate the emergency situation. strengthen the response strategy and early warning systems.
Finally, UNGRD reiterated to emergency operations units that they are updating the actors’ map and call chain, and urged department officials to activate early warning systems and strengthen mass dissemination systems via telecommunication and loudspeakers. alerts that make it easy to provide timely notification to communities located in these parts of the country.
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Source: Exame
