The Corpoguajira Early Warning System, recommends CREPAD, CLOPADS and the community in general take extreme precautionary measures in the event of emergencies that may arise in their jurisdictions.

For today, heavy rains are expected throughout the department, therefore the risk of more overflows of the rivers that come down from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Serranía del Perijá is high.. Landslides could also occur. The Ranchería River dam continues to evacuate water through the overflow.

The highest environmental authority, It wishes to inform the media and the community in general the weather for today 9 December 2011.

Rain is expected in Riohacha in the morning, while in the afternoon and evening rain with storms is forecast. Maximum temperature of 31ºC and a minimum of 23ºC.

In the rest of the department, the following forecast:

Claim: RAINS
MANAURE: CHANCE OF STORMS
Hatonuevo: RAINS
MAICAO: RAINS
INDIA: RAINS
CANYON: HEAVY RAINS
FONSECA: HEAVY RAINS
DISTRACTION: HEAVY RAINS
San Juan del Cesar: HEAVY RAINS
THE MILL: HEAVY RAINS
VILLANUEVA: HEAVY RAINS
URUMITA: HEAVY RAINS
La Jagua del Pilar: HEAVY RAINS
Dibulla, La Guajira: HEAVY RAINS