Since last April 17, constant rainfall has been recorded in the west of the country, due to the passage of a trough over the central Caribbean. Collapse of roads, landslides and floods is the balance of the rains in the Andean states
The rainfall recorded in the last hours in the Andean states: Mérida and Táchira continue to wreak havoc in both entities, leaving several locations cut off due to the collapse of roads, landslides and floods.
Since last April 17, constant rainfall has been recorded in the west of the country, due to the passage of a trough over the central Caribbean. The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (Inameh) forecast cloudiness and rains of variable intensity in some regions of Venezuela during this Wednesday, April 20.
* Read: Rains cause flooding and overflowing of rivers in Falcón, Lara and Mérida this #18Apr
In the western region, cloudiness with precipitation and even some with electric shocks and occasional gusts of wind is forecast, over areas of Zulia, Andes, Western Plains and Central West.
#20Apr #INAMEHReports Next 24 HRS weather conditions #Video #Happy Wednesday pic.twitter.com/JozES52mUm
– INAMEHVenezuela (@InamehVenezuela) April 20, 2022
Without drinking water service
In Mérida, some towns have been left without drinking water service due to breakdowns suffered by some service systems. Meanwhile, 25 homes in the Guachizón sector ended up flooded after the overflow of the homonymous river in the community. The same situation was recorded in the Tulio Febres Cordero municipality in the El Empujón, La Playa, El Vigía, Trapiche, Los Robles sectors, among others.
The most serious affectation in the entity –until April 19– was the collapse of Local 004, the main road that connects Jají and other towns in the Campo Elías municipality with Ejido and the state capital; informed the general coordinator of Civil Protection (PC) of Mérida and head of the Operational Zone of Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (Zoedan), Luis Lobo Sivoli, who presented to the Government a balance of the damage caused by the rains in seven of the 23 municipalities.
Incommunicado in Jají, Las Cruces and Macho Capaz
In the La Esmeralda sector (Portachuelo), La Mesa parish, where the passageway through the La Lejía ravine collapsed, leaving the towns of Jají, Las Cruces, Macho Capaz and their surroundings incommunicado. In this same sector, two houses were flooded, one of them with loss of belongings, according to reports from Frontera Digital.
While in Trunk 007, in the Las González sector, the head of the Zoedan, reported that a rockfall was recorded as a result of the flooding of the Las González river and the La Sucia creek; he reported Faith and joy.
This April 20, the governor of Mérida, Jehyson Guzmán, indicated that the machinery is now available to clear the La Chorrera sector, where the Jají and Macho Capaz communities remain incommunicado.
? Jehyson Guzman, Governor of #Meridareported that 7 municipalities are affected by the rains: Campo Elías, Andrés Bello, Obispo Ramos de Lora, Tulio Febres Cordero, Caracciolo Parra and Olmedo, Antonio Pinto Salinas and Zea. pic.twitter.com/mEynoRd8P0
— Public Information Service (@infopublicave) April 20, 2022
Bishop Ramos de Lora Municipality
Luis Enrique Guillén, mayor of the Obispo Ramos de Lora municipality, detailed for his part that there are totally flooded sectors, where a balance of 45 affected homes has been registered.
In the páramo area, in the Cardenal Quintero municipality, Local 001, the border area between Barinas and Mérida, was violated. This situation generated problems with the passage of cars, due to how difficult it is to access the area to remove sediment. fallen.
On the other hand, two municipalities in the Mocotíes Valley also reported damage. In Zea, due to the collapse of the embankment, the asphalt layer was damaged at kilometer 5 of Local 003, while in Antonio Pinto Salinas a tree fell on the road that connects San José and Mesa Bolívar.
The last August 2021, the passage of a trough through the Mocotíes Valley left at least 20 dead, several missing and taped localities in Mérida.
North zone of Táchira
The rains in the northern part of the state of Táchira caused the overflow of the Los Moros stream in the San Roque sector, many branches obstructed the roads and the heavy rains made it more difficult to remove the remains of the trees.
Before the beginning of the rainy season, the director of Civil Protection of the state of Táchira, Yesnardo Canal, indicated that they will maintain supervision and monitoring in the region, due to the damage that occurred in the municipality of Simón Rodríguez, in the northern part of the state.
While on the road to the El Rosal páramo, in the municipality of Jáuregui, rainfall in the mountain area has caused flooding and landslides of granular material; reported The nation.
* Read: Rainy season 2021: a tragedy in several states of Venezuela that could be avoided
The 2021 rainy season in Venezuela caused hundreds of affected families, floods, road collapses, landslides and more than twenty victims to mourn. The rains caused havoc in at least ten states of the country. All this in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic and fuel shortages. The most affected states then were Mérida, Anzoátegui and Bolívar.
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