Hurricanes, Tornado's & Natural Disasters in Colombia

Dan says on Aug 30, 2005, 13:45:

I've usually heard of earthquake's in Colombia. Other than that, I havn't heard much of natural disasters of any other type.

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kernow62 says on Aug 30, 2005, 13:45:

Yes, the earthquake is the main problem, and of course volcanoes. In fact one city is going to be in serious trouble if its nearby volcano blows. Also mudslides caused by torrential rains, and flooding.

Hurricanes usually do not form that far south and even when they do the conditions turn them away from mainland Colombia.

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platano says on Aug 30, 2005, 13:57:

I really enjoyed being on the 15th floor in Medellin... and feeling the building swaying during earthquakes... whoooppeeee! I always thought of them as Mother Earth dancing and enjoyed the earthquakes in Colombia.

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Crazy4Cali says on Aug 30, 2005, 14:11:

They love to dance in Colombia... En Colombia la tierra le gusta bailar.

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Miguel says on Aug 31, 2005, 02:39:

Tornado A very weak twister was reported in Soledad earlier this summer; officially classified as an F0 on the scale. It actually did a bit of damage, which is not hard to do in Soledad.

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Dolfi says on Aug 31, 2005, 04:52:

Hurricanes normally don´t get that far south. A friend of mine from Venezuela also told me he never swa one there.

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kernow62 says on Aug 31, 2005, 05:18:

GringoDeLouisia that is precisely what I was talking about. They had a documentary about the volcano and the people of Pasto on TV a few weeks back. You would not catch me living there I am afraid. If that thing really blow they estimate the lava field will destroy much of Pasto.

It is good to her from you, I was more than a bit concerned for yourself and any PBH posters in that area.

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platano says on Aug 31, 2005, 18:33:

Natural disasters in Colombia... Sismo con epicentro en Bugalagrande (Valle del Cauca). 14 de Enero de 2004
El movimiento se registró a las 7:27 de esta noche y tuvo una magnitud de 5,4 en la escala abierta de Richter. El temblor se sintió especialmente en el Valle del Cauca, Caldas, Risaralda, Quindío, y Huila.

And in my rural area (30 km from Popayan) we also have earthquake activity. And the worst was the Armero tragedy which was an indirect result of volcanic activity (not direct lava but indirect mud flow).

In Medellin there have been disastrous "deslisamientos de tierra" (due to excessive rainfall) that have killed people who built in areas de las invasiones.

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platano says on Aug 31, 2005, 19:24:

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webmanco says on Aug 31, 2005, 20:01:

Ingeominas "report on Galeras"
Ingeominas, the colombian autorithy on natural disasters

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En relación con el reporte emitido el 22 de agosto y hasta el momento, el desarrollo del fenómeno volcánico Galeras se ha caracterizado por: •Se mantiene la actividad volcano-tectónica a niveles relativamente profundos (entre 5 y 8 Km con respecto a la cima del volcán), resaltando los días 22 (10:09 p.m.), 26 (4:07 p.m.) y 27 (1:42 p.m.) de agosto con la ocurrencia de tres sismos... Mas información



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poco says on Aug 31, 2005, 21:00:

Death comes quick Volcano, earthquake or tsunami about covers the natural disasters.

There are the unnatural disasters but this has been talked to death.

A brick and mortar structure, especially with the brick tiled roof is a death trap. Being in a high-rise, same.

I’ve thought about this and am quite happy living a LONG distance from volcanoes. Guadua structure with a corrugated roof is about the best construction available for earthquakes. They sway and you won’t be buried by a collapsing wall or roof and are easy to repair.

Then again, I’m the kind of guy who wouldn’t live in a flood zone or on top of a fault.

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quindioman says on Sep 2, 2005, 02:09:

yep gotta watch out for those earthquakes.....it's funny how when in the middle of an earthquake modefoks get religious (even the ones that ain't religious).
Yes BAQ, I think you need to research earthquakes and volcanoes...those two frequent Colombia a hell of a lot more often than the hurricanes and tornados...happarently they don't like the food.

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quindioman says on Sep 2, 2005, 02:10:

yep gotta watch out for those earthquakes.....it's funny how when in the middle of an earthquake modefoks get religious (even the ones that ain't religious).
Yes BAQ, I think you need to research earthquakes and volcanoes...those two frequent Colombia a hell of a lot more often than the hurricanes and tornados...happarently they don't like the food.

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BAQ says on Sep 2, 2005, 16:42:

Water, Medicine and Canned goods Humm, well, after watching the fiasco in New Orleans, no food or water for FIVE DAYS, and considering this happened in AMERICA, I am stocking up on canned goods, water, antibiotics, batteries, matches, ect, enough to last for at least two weeks. If a SERIOUS disaster will keep essential items from citizens in America, I SERIOUSLY worry about what will happen here in Colombia given a similar event. When you consider limited resources of the Colombian Govt vs to U.S. Govt, one could really be screwed if a serious event happens here.

Semper Fidelis !

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