Rains in Trujillo cause streams and rivers to overflow
The rainfall last Tuesday recorded in Trujillo generated various effects in several municipalities, eventualities for which a state and municipal Civil Protection team was activated in order to evaluate the situation in risk areas.
The recent rains caused flooded streets, accumulation of rocky material on the roads and the restriction of the passage of vehicles.
Sucre Municipality: In the Pan American Axis, the increase in the flow of the La Vichú stream was recorded, without any effects.
Pampán Municipalitytrunk 007: the La Beticó stream overflowed, Vitú, Peña de la Virgen and Diego Díaz sectors. In the upper part of the dam, the undermining of the walkway was confirmed, and in the lower part, the overflow of the stream was confirmed. In this municipality, traffic was hindered by a fallen tree in the La Guaca sector.
San Rafael de Carvajal Municipality: At the height of the river’s descent, the road was obstructed by rock material removal work.
Trujillo Municipality: In the El Tendal-Country sector, the drainage tunnels of the Castán River collapsed, the road was reported partially collapsed in the direction of El Recreo Centro, of the capital municipality.
Meanwhile, Trujillo is not the only state affected by the rains. The Risk Management Committee of the Mérida State Directorate of Civil Protection is alert and provides a timely response to the events presented by the rainfall of the last 24 hours in the municipalities of Aricagua and Libertador del state Merida.
In this sense, the director of PC Mérida, Luis Lobo Sivoli, reported this Tuesday on the recent impact in the Santa Catalina and Buenos Aires Ramal sectors. The areas were affected by a mass movement that damaged a home. Likewise, there was a displacement of rock material and sediments on the road that connects Aricagua with the city of Mérida, which interrupted free traffic through the area by 100%.
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