The spokeswoman for the Nicaraguan regime, Rosario Murillo, reported this Tuesday, October 11, that the corresponding authorities are still dealing with the ravages caused in the country by Hurricane Julia, which in the Caribbean alone has left more than six thousand people at risk. outdoor.
In his intervention through official media, Murillo explained that through the mayor’s offices they are assisting the affected families, focused on repairing the damage to infrastructure in markets, fairgrounds, stadiums, schools, Child Development Centers (CDI) , health centers, among other buildings and addressing the damage to highways, roads, in at least 15 departments of the country from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MTI).
“Here we are working on the Julia post, the days after attending as we know, we can and must attend to the requirements of the families, the damage to the infrastructure, (…) schools, health centers, in everything that we can we go ahead. We have already sent thousands of sheets of roof plans to the South Caribbean and they are going out this noon, more roof plans are coming out for all the departments of the country,” said the vice president of Nicaragua.
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“The caravan that will be sending (zinc) sheets to Estelí, Madriz, Nueva Segovia, León, Chinandega, Managua, Granada, Carazo, Rivas, Boaco, Chontales and Río San Juan, Zelaya Central, Matagalpa, Jinotega will soon leave. , Mining Sector, North Caribbean, we are sending around 15,000 sheets and 1,500 roof plans for families who suffered damage to their roofs, “he stressed.
“We are also aware of the houses that were destroyed in different municipalities to also begin with the families to work on the reconstruction of their homes,” he added.
Likewise, Rosario Murillo pointed out that they are sending more supplies and materials to El Rama, one of the most affected cities after the impact of Julia in the country, which is completely flooded due to the rains.
“We are aware that there is a difficult situation (in El Rama), which is repeated year after year, (…) there are always floods but we do not underestimate or dismiss them, on the contrary, we have to attend to them and attend to them as we should. We are sending more food packages, we have sent hammocks, blankets, hygiene kit and we are going to continue sending in coordination with local authorities, attending how we must each of these difficult circumstances that families face, “he said.
In addition, he explained that the electrical energy has been restored by 93% at the national level and “we hope that during the course of the day we will continue to advance.”
“In the case of drinking water, we still have 11,000 families affected, aware of how difficult a circumstance like this is and attending to the extent of our possibilities, with the agility of the case to return also in those circumstances or those situations to back to normal as soon as possible,” he said.
Rosario Murillo also indicated that the Nicaraguan Institute of Telecommunications and Post Office (Telcor) continues to reestablish telecommunications throughout the national territory after Hurricane Julia passed through the country. “Of course there are still areas with partial damage, for example Rama, Muelle de los Bueyes, areas of Matagalpa, Jinotega, Chontales, Chichigalpa, Nueva Guinea and Tortuguero. And we are installing special satellite dishes for communication to those difficult places », she stressed.
Similarly, he stressed that on the night of Monday, October 10, it was possible to recover communication with the towns of Laguna de Perlas, Orinoco and the surrounding communities. “We are accounting for the damage in this area, especially on roofs, to attend to it as soon as possible,” he said.
He added that “school centers and education delegations that suffered damage, especially due to falling trees and detached roofs, are already being attended to, there are three centers with major damages.”
The regime’s spokeswoman stressed that if “the good weather is maintained,” students nationwide will return to class this Wednesday, October 12. “If there is any change, we will announce it before the end of this Tuesday,” she concluded.
