The authorities assured that the measure seeks to prevent criminal acts carried out by people under the pretext of providing help.
The authorities announced this Thursday (February 3, 2022) that, in order to prevent acts of delinquencyWill apply entry restrictions to the area where a alluvium left on January 31 at least 26 dead, 53 wounded and 10 missing.
In the Metropolitan Emergency Operations Committee (COE), the mayor of Quito, Santiago Guarderasindicated that two fences were created in the area, which will be controlled by the Armed Forces, the National Police and the Metropolitan Civil Agents.
“No person who does not have authorization of the Unified Command Post (PMU) will be able to enter that zone. For control purposes, they will be issued safe-conduct«, he expressed nurseries.
The Municipality of Quito explained that garbage collection will be carried out in the morning and afternoon and that the brigades that evaluate and carry out census work, as well as the medical ones, will be accredited by the PMU.
In a statement, he pointed out that the Drinking Water Company “has worked in the area and confirms that there is no longer an imminent danger, the waters have receded, the situation is under control and at the moment trees and poles that were uprooted by the flood are being removed. ».
casualties and damage
According to the authorities, the alluvium that impacted last Monday the sectors of The Gasca, The Commune and surrounding areas, in the center-west of the city, has so far left 26 people dead, 53 injured and 10 missing.
174 homes have been evaluated and it has been determined that 24 are affected on the first floor and 8 collapsed, while 27 vehicles and 22 motorcycles were affected.
Fourteen fences collapsed, 40 garbage containers were affected, 20 power poles were destroyed and seven substations of the Quito Electric Company (EEQ) were affected.
According to the mayor, the catastrophe was due to an “extraordinary natural phenomenon”, which had its origin in the intense rain that fell on the city last Monday, with a record 75 liters per square meter, when two were expected.
But the neighbors attribute the tragedy to the uncontrolled construction on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano reclaimed from wooded land, in addition to the accumulation of waste in the area. EFE
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