The Director of Civil Protection Mérida, Luis Lobo Sibolí, reported that in the Jacinto Plaza parish, La Trinidad street in the Libertador municipality of Mérida state, an emergency was registered as a result of the flooding of the La Astillera river, causing the total loss of four homes.
The heavy rains that have occurred in recent days in the state of Mérida have left no less than 30,000 thousand people affected after flooding in at least 20 sectors of the entity, after the flooding of various water sources.
Homes, avenues and streets are flooded as a result of downpours with strong winds.
The governor of the entity reported that Civil Protection officials and firefighters are activated to deal with the damage after the increase in the flow of various tributaries.
State Civil Protection (PC Mérida) shared videos and photographs showing the floods in different areas. Audiovisual records show that the waters of the Mocotíes River and some streams have risen.
The Tovar municipality is one of the most affected by rainfall. As of the time of publication of this note, PC Mérida officials are still on site evaluating the damage caused. There is no official report of them.
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Social media users also reported hail fall. Others denounced that many sectors were left without electricity for several hours, as well as the collapse of fixed and mobile telephony.
Citizen reports warn that the roads to this town were partially closed.
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The Director of Civil Protection Mérida, Luis Lobo Sibolí, reported that in the Jacinto Plaza parish, La Trinidad street in the Libertador municipality of Mérida state, an emergency was registered as a result of the flooding of the La Astillera river, causing the total loss of four homes.
It was learned that security personnel reported that more than 25 houses were evicted as a precaution.
“Immediately, the Civil Protection and Fire Department officials of the state moved to the place for the evaluations, at the same time that the road in this sector was lost,” he said.
An edge fault was also recorded on the Chamita main road, near the Chamita link bridge with El Galerón, El Morro, Los Nevados and Aricagua.
Lobo Sibolí indicated that the flooding of the river also affected the roadway of this sector, which registered faults on the edge of the main street of the La Astillera sector, La Trinidad street, as well as affecting crops and sewage.
He specified that to avoid risk, the area was cordoned off in order to safeguard the lives of passers-by, “since it is a very populous sector and there are many families that must protect their physical integrity,” he said.
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