Important road crossings in Anzoátegui, Zulia and Falcón have been disabled as a result of the rains, leaving entire communities incommunicado or with mobility restrictions
The deteriorated Venezuelan highway is eroded by the rains that have hit the country in recent days, which has caused the collapse of several highways in the interior of the country.
Regional media reports indicate that different roads gave way to the water, blocking steps and hindering the mobility of entire communities in the last 24 hours.
Radio Fe y Alegría News reported that the old highway that connects the Cantaura and Anaco municipalities in Anzoátegui state gave way, leaving a gap that prevents the passage of vehicles at the height of a farm called La Guacamaya and the area’s sanitary landfill.
The Anaco Users Committee denounced the situation through its instagram accountrequesting a response from the mayors of both municipalities and the governor of Anzoátegui.
«The call is to the mayors of both municipalities, so that they contribute a grain of sand for the recovery of such an important road for all users who reside in both municipalities. Let’s not let it deteriorate further and its recovery is impossible, “they emphasized.
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A similar situation occurred on the Falcón-Zulia highway, which was undermined until it created a hole of at least 10 meters, into which two vehicles fell before the authorities prohibited the passage. The authorities raised the accident and reported that there were no injuries despite the damage to the vehicles.
A Road Safety official from the National Guard, the body that attended the accident, assured that the passage will continue to be restricted until the repair work is carried out, according to reports. The morning of Falcon.
The mayor of Miranda, Jorge Nava, specified through videos that he published on his social networks that the sinking of the asphalt was caused by the heavy rains recorded early this Wednesday morning and affected the road that connects the states of Falcón and Zulia.
“All the security agencies of the municipality were deployed in the municipality to guarantee the stability of the road and alert drivers that the passage is closed so that they use alternate routes,” he added.
Due to the collapse of the Falcón-Zulia highway, residents wait for workers from the Ministry of Infrastructure to assess the damage caused by the rains in the Miranda municipality.
The pavement was also a victim of the rain in Aragua de Barcelona, a city in the state of Anzoátegui. Residents reported that the main rural road in the sector collapsed due to the rains and left the community completely cut off.
According to the residents, the section that gave way to the water was the one that connects the towns of El Jobal and Agua Santa Merecure. Time He reported that there are several agricultural producers who now feel worried because they do not know how they will be able to take their products from the field to the popular markets of the eastern entity.
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