Emergency at the Pérez de León I Hospital in Petare flooded after heavy rains
ANDThe emergency area of the Ana Francisca Pérez de León I Hospital, in the Petare parish, Miranda state, was flooded on Sunday afternoon after the collapse of drains due to heavy rains in the sector.
The situation caused the closure of the emergency area of the health center and at least 30 children were transferred to floor 1. The emergency patients were being treated at headquarters two of the health center, Unión Radio reported.
Firefighters from Distito Capital, together with Civil Protection Sucre, Baruta and Miranda, manually unclogged the drains, while workers from Corpoelec and Hidrocapital restored electricity and water services at the hospital.
After the heavy rain in the afternoon in the Capital city. The drains of the Pérez de León I Hospital, in Petare, collapsed and the emergency area was flooded.
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Emergency at the Ana Francisca Pérez de León I Hospital is now operational
This Monday morning a crew from the mayor’s office arrived to complete the cleaning work in the area of the Ana Francisca Pérez de León I Hospital affected by the rainfall.
QMedical and maintenance staff from the health center cleaned the area.
The water that entered the health center, according to workers and relatives of patients, reached up to the calf of an adult person.
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