At least 500 Truckers from Bolivia They have been stranded for more than two weeks in a city near Asunción, waiting for Load fuel, The Ombudsman of Paraguay, Rafael Ávila reported Wednesday.
For the defender, the presence of 700 or 800 tank trucks “is a time bomb” and indicated that carriers remain in a parking lot in the municipality of San Antonio, in the central department.
“There they get to house between 500 (trucks), 700 at some times and 800 at another time “, The Ombudsman declared Efe, who warned that in some cases there are truck drivers who They have been for 20 days and up to a month.
“It is extremely dangerous for the entire population,” Ávila added, noting that on April 4 they received a complaint from the neighbors of the parking lot, which, he said, houses “a very important amount” of trucks that come to buy fuel due to shortage in Bolivia.
The Ombudsman alerted, In a note sent on April 7 to the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADES), that the presence of tank trucks in that parking lot represents a “High risk” of fire, explosion or contamination by flammable substances.
He also warned of the situation to the municipality of San Antonio and requested information about the Security and mitigation measures in the parking lot and its permits to operate.
Ávila added that “the biggest concern” is that in the area there are “Long hours without water”, which considered “a more dangerous seasoning” in case an emergency event arises.
“What we want is that they Adecute your facilities. We do not enter the commercial part, we are not interested in that, we are behind the fact that those who are already living around this place are given inside, “he emphasized.
Last year, at least Four Bolivian drivers died in Paraguay, Two in transit and two others in a hospital in the town of Ñemby (center), while working on the transport of fuels to their country.