The overflow of the Las Brisas stream due to a torrential downpour keeps the inhabitants of the municipality of San Pablo, north of Nariño, on high alert.
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The anguished residents from social networks show impressive videos, in which you can see how the streets and avenues of the town became real rivers.
The force of the waters that run along the roads is such that vehicles, motorcycles and even defenseless stray dogs were dragged along.
The rains broke out during the afternoon hours of this Friday and lasted until night, for which its inhabitants were forced to lock themselves in their houses to evacuate the water that entered them through doors and windows.
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Among the neighborhoods most affected by the winter emergency are Los Jardines, Villa Cristina, Balcones del Mayo and San Miguel.
The waters entered the facilities of the San Carlos Hospital, where some patients had to be transferred to other safer rooms.
The relief agencies have been helpless when dealing with the avalanches, while the authorities of the Local Committee for Risk Management declared the highest alert, given the probability that the rains will continue and the situation will worsen even more.
At least 50 affected families in the urban area have already been transferred to the coliseum and the school, where they will surely have to spend the night of this Friday.
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San Pablo is a distant town about 4 hours from the city of Pasto and relief agencies from nearby municipalities such as La Unión, La Cruz and Belén have traveled to attend to the serious emergency.
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