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Added on the 16/11/2020 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Cartagena, Nov 16 (EFE).- The storm surge caused by the passage of Hurricane Iota on Monday flooded neighborhoods near the beaches of Cartagena.The General Maritime Directorate (Dimar) reported that the usual sea level in front of the city has risen about 60 centimeters, which means that almost all the streets of the tourist neighborhoods of Bocagrande, Castillogrande and El Laguito remain flooded and traffic cut off. (Camera: RICARDO MALDONADO).SHOT LIST: THE STORM SURGE CAUSED BY THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE IOTA FLOODS STREETS AND PEOPLE IN SHELTERS IN CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA.
San Andres, Nov 19 (EFE).- El Senado mexicano aprobó legalizar la marihuana recreativa este jueves, un paso histórico para aliviar la crisis de derechos humanos y consolidar al país como potencia industrial del cannabis, aunque activistas advierten que aún es insuficiente y todavía debe superar escollos legislativos.Con 82 votos a favor, 18 en contra y siete abstenciones, el Senado avaló la creación de la Ley Federal para la Regulación del Cannabis y el Instituto Mexicano de Regulación y Control de Cannabis, además de reformas a Ley General de Salud y del Código Penal que prohíben el consumo lúdico de la marihuana. (Camera: JUAN DAVID SUAREZ). SHOT LIST: FAMILY AND FRIENDS AWAIT THE ARRIVAL OF SURVIVORS OF HURRICANE IOTA WHO ARRIVE FROM PROVIDENCIA ISLAND AT THE GUSTAVO ROJAS PINILLA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, IN SAN ANDRES, COLOMBIA.SOUND BITES: LEOVA, A SWISS TOURIST ARRIVING TO SAN ANDRÉS FROM PROVIDENCIA.
Providencia residents walk through the debris after the passage of Iota, the only Atlantic hurricane this year to reach the maximum Category 5 status, which caused widespread damage and left one dead in the Colombian Caribbean island. IMAGES
Locals walk around fallen trees and broken houses as the coastline of Colombian Island San Andres looks to have taken a battering from the effects of Hurricane Iota that is making its way across Central America and has been downgraded to tropical storm. IMAGES
As hurricane Fiona hits the Dominican Republic, people walk among flooded streets and trees bend due to strong winds. Ahead of Fiona's arrival, President Luis Abinader suspended work on Monday and the island placed 13 of its 32 provinces on red alert. IMAGES