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PCAD officials work in affected areas to collect data from affected people | Photo: @OviedoPSUV
Ciudad Guayana. – The Caroni River is located at an altitude of 12.50 meters above sea level since July 26th. The mayor of Caroní, Tito Oviedo, announced it last night via his Twitter account (@OviedoPsuv). This increase in flow means "red alert" of flood for the municipality, according to the scale of Civil Protection and Disaster Management (PCAD).
EL PITAZO tried to contact the director of this organization, Ángel Rodríguez, but there was no answer. At the headquarters of the institution, the officer of the guard said that he could not reveal the figures of the new effects by the red alert because only the director or the mayor of Caroní, Tito Oviedo, is authorized to testify.
it was possible to know that, with the recent flood, 132 homes were affected plus 236 homes flooded last Monday.
However, this figure is not definitive because until 4:00 pm. they were still in the street "by raising the data"
"The red alert" is when "serious effects" are predicted by the flooding of the river in the risk areas of the banks of the Caroní River, located in the parishes of Cachamay, Dalla Costa, Simón Bolívar and Eleven de Abril
Up to now, seven shelters have been set up for affected families.
Until last Monday, 236 flooded homes had been registered, which has resulted in 262 affected families, consisting of 827 people. This translates as the Caroni River rose 58 millimeters in four days.
#Now We stay in touch with the director of @PCCARONI Ángel Rodríguez, and the members of the Caroní Risk Committee. Levels of the Caroni River reached 12:50 msnm (Meters above sea level). Our teams are deployed to serve the families affected @NicolasMaduro pic.twitter.com/u9d0AUWNbh
– Tito Oviedo (@OviedoPSUV) July 27, 2018
Rodríguez, assured that there would be no emergencies, as the 11.92 level of the Caroní River would remain constant.
"These levels will remain until mid-August, when the head of the rivers will begin, that is, the descent into the levels, until the return to normal in the November, approximately ", the official explained, in an official press release from the Office of the Mayor of Caroní.
Rodríguez recalled that in 2018, 50 tropical waves are expected in Venezuela, from 23. The tropical wave number 24 would bring more flow to the rivers.
Constant Floods
Year after year, families in the risk margin of the Caroní River suffer the consequences of their location, and all seasons receive unfulfilled promises to be relocated by the community. 39 State in safe areas
The Caroní River develops as a result of the flooding of its tributary, the Orinoco River. In 2017, flows from both rivers have increased historically, as has not been seen in 40 years. The flood left more than 500 homes flooded and 2,000 people affected. They lost their clothes and equipment, and the infrastructure of their home is still weakened. The government's response was to provide them with building materials for Barrio Tricolor [Barrio Tricolor].
A year later, history repeats itself and displaced people are relocated to makeshift shelters in public schools losing their assets. The mayor provided them with boxes from the Local Committee for Supply and Production (Clap), drinking water, medical assistance and mattresses to sleep on the floor.
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