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FLOODS: COLOMBIA: FLOODS 17 November 2004 The Federation’s mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world’s largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries.In BriefAppeal No. 24/04; Operations Update no. 1; Period covered: 6 - 15 November 2004; Appeal coverage: 21.4%; // (click here to go directly to the attached Contributions List, also available on the website). //Appeal history:• Launched on 5 November 2004 for CHF 953,000 (USD 796,312 or EUR 621,646) for 6 months to assist 20,000 beneficiaries.• Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: CHF 100,000. Outstanding needs: CHF 748,734 (USD 650,951 or EUR 494,837)Related Emergency or Annual Appeals: South America Annual Appeal (01.54/2004), Pan AmericanDisaster Response Unit Annual Appeal (01.51/2004)Operational Summary: Since the launch of the Emergency Appeal, the number of persons affected by thefloods in Colombia has doubled. On 11 November, the Ministry of Interior announced that the government was declaring a state of public emergency in the departments of Atlantico, Bolivar, Cordoba, Cesar,Guajira, Magdalena, Santander and Sucre. Government authorities and the Colombian Red Cross Society(CRCS) continue to carry out damage and needs assessments and are working together to channel much.

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A very dangerous rain affected different parts of santiago de cali.



[|Heavy rainfall causes floods in Bogotá]
More than 400 houses in Bogotá's south and west were flooded during Monday's heavy showers, according to city authorities. Some of the worst affected areas are Fontibón, near the airport, and Bosa in the south. Kennedy, Patio Bonito and Engativa, the latter being in the north west, also experienced floods. Emergency department DPAE reports that most of the floods are caused by citizens blocking drains with garbage, keeping the water from flowing into the sewer. In other cases, such as the neighborhood of Casandra, illegal construction is to blame. "We have warned the people of this neighborhood many times. These houses are constructed illegally by pirate builders who don't take into account the soil and surroundings. In this case the Rio Bogotá is very close to Casandra and when it floods, it directly affects the people who live here" said Bogotá police chief Alejandro Moreno. No families had to leave their houses during the floods, as people could spend the night on higher floors.

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=Rain Pounds Cali, Colombia= Wednesday December 13, 2006[|Heavy rains lash Colombia](NDTV.com): " Storms and heavy rain in Colombia have left dozens of families homeless in Cali, the country's third largest city, authorities said on Tuesday. The rain fell continuously for five hours, causing the Cali River to overflow and flood homes in 50 different neighbourhoods. Miguel Yusti, government secretary in Cali, said the floods left one young boy dead. "They are obviously victims of these mudslides," said Yusti. The flooding have also destroyed infrastructure and flooded houses and streets." Learn more about [|Cali], Colombia's third largest city located in the southwestern region, about 995 meters above sea level.

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here is a video i think it show the floods in cali looked is good

COLLAPSES: isa otero  = =

Residents of this building from the west turned to the guidance in the absence of solution.
===Although next Monday Cali Municipal Enterprises, Emcali, delivered a first step in soil studies Juanambú sector where the Feb. 1 was a collapse, the building's inhabitants Monterosa filed a writ of protection to the lack of a response from the Local Administration.=== ===Gloria Milena Valencia, who has more than eight years in the building west of the city, said that although the Mayor said at the beginning (February) the declaration of manifest urgency of the situation, the community continues to live in the midst of danger by new landslides.=== ===To Valencia the most complex problem is that "works nearby and humidity of the waste water collection goes out there, owned by Emcali, has helped increase the fragility of the earth by placing in jeopardy the safety of the community."=== ===However, Jorge Enrique Angel, manager of Water Supply and Sewerage Emcali said that "we are before stroke victims that is generated from the bottom up on that mountain, it having been removed sustainability with the buildings of the area."===

In turn, Johanio Marulanda, head of City Planning, explained that "we have been visiting the area and Emcali was to develop a two-month study will allow us to design and monitor the mitigation works."
===But Manuel Torres, as representative of Cali, emphasized the importance of ensuring time for the life of citizens. "We asked the Municipality to take cards immediately through the emergency declaration represent and manage the resources necessary to prevent a tragedy foretold"===

At this, the mayor of Cali, Jorge Ivan Ospina said that "at the time the option value of the declaration, but the Legal and Planning Office had a different concept and thus was not declared."
===He recalled that "for us (Local Government) the main thing is to await the results of studies and sue who advanced this building, because I think that the city must move beyond the stage that everything that happens is the responsibility of the municipality, when surely there was negligence by the builder of the unit. "===

About 200 tons of earth and rocks have accumulated on one side of the building.
===Now they have fix the collapse by building a "muro de contencion" and taking the most posible rocks from the hill. the people who lived there and went for a while away of the building while it was being fixed are passing again to their homes because the problem is almost fix.===

causes of building collapse: -Bad design -Faulty construction -Foundation failure -Extraordinary loads -Unexpected failure modes -Combination of causes

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Maria fernanda: isa its very good the info you put!! i think we should print all the info we found to put it in the folder.

here is what happen in monterosa, a building in the west of cali.
 the building!

Rivera, i passed the info you put in english so we can put it in here. And it's really good!! mafe

. They are controlled fires in Cali, but the alert continues Captain Jairo Soto noted that all the fires that have occurred are caused by humans.

Connected Todelar News, Captain Jairo Soto, manager of the school's environmental area fire department of the city of Cali, confirmed that all the fires in the city had already been controlled.

Captain Stewart stated that "in Santiago de Cali no fire to endanger," but noted that the alarms are turned after one in the afternoon and they are all generated by human carelessness, negligence or wrongdoing.

He confirmed that there have been 800 fires affected 850 hectares left and said that 40% of those acres are pure forests, which generates a large impact on the environment of the capital of Valle del Cauca.

Captain Jairo Soto called on the community to avoid making fire, do not leave glassware exposed to sunlight and do not throw cigarettes to forest areas as there are the origins of the conflagration.