The Arapuey (Mérida) and Caliche-La Fría (Táchira) sections of the Panamerican highway collapsed. The intense rains recorded in recent months in the Andean states have reduced road arteries in the region
The rains continue to wreak havoc in the Andean states: Mérida, Táchira and Trujillo. On the afternoon of this Thursday, June 30, the flow caused the Pan-American highway, in the Arapuey sector, Julio César Salas de Mérida municipality; will collapse A section of the road broke and collapsed.
Civil Protection authorities and the Mérida Police took control of the passage of vehicles, restricted between Trujillo and Mérida.
Landslide between Caja Seca and Arapuey, Pan-American highway, Mérida state. pic.twitter.com/9sxYUIqZ6v
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THE PAN AMERICAN BUS CONNECTING MÉRIDA AND TRUJILLO IS PARALYZED: In the afternoon of June 30, the bridge over the river Caño Arenoso, Arapuey-Mérida, collapsed. The bridge communicates between Caja Seca and Arapuey.
Most of these bridges are 22 years old without any kind of maintenance. pic.twitter.com/dmLiBWWyTs– Rober Leal (@lealrober2603) July 1, 2022
In the Miraflores sector of the Salas municipality, the road also suffered another affectation, which caused the prohibition of passage by the cart until the clearance works are carried out; reviewed Radio Faith and Joy.
Also the Caliche – La Fría de Táchira route
The rainfall recorded in the last few hours in the northern area of Táchira (Ayacucho, Panamericano and García de Hevia municipalities), also caused damage to roads: the Pan-American highway that connects Caliche with the town of La Fría; collapse.
The Panamericana, known as the old highway, which connects the La Uracá, La Quintera and Palmichales sectors (Ayacucho municipality), were cut off after undermining the pavement and edge failures as a result of the rains; reported The nation.
Currently, there is only vehicular traffic on the La Fría highway (Garcia de Hevia municipality).
The mayor of the Ayacucho municipality, Yonnhy Liscanowent to the affected areas to do an inspection and damage.
“We visited high sectors of the Caliche village, where there is a road edge failure, loss of footwear and active undermining in the affected area, at the moment there is a total closure of the road,” Liscano lamented.
He pointed out that a similar scenario is presented in the city of San Juan de Colón: «there is also edge failure, undermining and loss of the roadway on the main street, this is already several years old, but “right now” as a result of the rains has affected more”, said the first authority of Ayacucho.
Liscano, along with emergency and security personnel, asked the drivers who travel along the Panamericana between Michelena and Colón; They also stressed that drivers should “drive with caution”, follow the risks of landslides.
“There is also a risky passage between Colón and Michelena, where landslides have occurred, which is why caution should be asked to those who drive through the area and more so as the rains continue,” he said.
There is no machinery for emergencies due to rain
The mayor regretted that they do not have machinery to solve the failures that have occurred on different roads in the Ayacucho municipality, therefore, he called on the regional and national government, asking for support.
“We do not have the required machinery in the Ayacucho municipality, we make a call to the Táchira state government, and specifically to the presidency of the Republic, since they have the necessary resources to help buy machinery,” concluded the first authority.
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