The rains recorded this Sunday in Caracas and Miranda caused landslides, floods and fallen trees in various areas of the capital.
In the Macarao parish, west of the Libertador municipality, the overflow of the Los Angelinos stream was reported, which even swept away a car, media reported.
“Only material damage was recorded after this situation that occurred due to the heavy rains of this #1Sepand teams from the Mayor’s Office of Caracas, as well as other institutions, were deployed to the site to protect the community of this Caracas parish,” Mayor Carmen Meléndez reported on her Instagram account.
They also reported the fall of a cedar-type tree, which fell on a house in the San Bernardino parish.
In Zone 6 of José Félix Ribas, in the Sucre municipality of Miranda state, the rise of a stream caused the undermining of the road and part of the stairs in the area, putting several homes in the area at risk.
It is worth noting that the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, INAMEH, reported that the rainfall responds to the activity of the Intertropical Convergence Zone modulated from the Atlantic by the approach of a tropical wave to the east of Venezuela.
The library and the dining room of a daycare center were also destroyed, as well as a medical center and parking lots, among others. Firefighters from Miranda and Caracas went to the site from Urbina and Casco Colonial, as well as special risk personnel.
In the Baruta municipality, a tree was reported to have fallen on C2 street in Caurimare, causing material damage, including a vehicle.
Also, on the Los Naranjos climb towards El Hatillo, a tree was reported to have fallen onto the power lines in the area, causing material damage.
There were intermittent power outages in several areas of Caracas, but this was not the case after the sabotage of one of the transmission lines of the Guri dam on August 30.
Aragua State
It should be noted that the Maracay Municipality, Aragua State, has reported landslides on the Choroní highway, near Curucuruma. Civil Protection (PC), Inparques and Forest Firefighters teams are deployed in the area.
