Red alert to Caroní after having raised the level of the river to 12.66 meters altitude

Los Monos, Puerto Libre, La Crane and Campo Rojo are among the most vulnerable sectors.

The rains in Ciudad Guayana continue to affect the inhabitants of different sectors. This Friday, after 4:30 pm of the afternoon, the Caroni River reached a height of 12.66 meters above sea level (msnm), so the municipality has passed the alert yellow in which he had been for several weeks, the red

The information was provided by Angel Rodriguez, director of municipal civil protection, who through a confirmed telephone contact to the editorial team of El Diario de Guayana The increase in levels of Caroni. He also said that the Orinoco had a height of 11.65 meters above sea level.

According to Rodríguez, more than 700 people are affected by this situation, which is why they are evicted from vulnerable areas and transferred to authorized shelters. For its part, Mayor Tito Oviedo has informed through his Twitter account, that the Risk Committee is deployed by the various parishes of the municipality to deal with the situations generated by the floods.

SECTORS AFFECTED

According to the report of the last days between the affected areas and considered to be high risk, because of their location, they are: Monkeys, free port, La Español, La Curva , Sabana de Piedra, Los Arenales, Red Field, El Edén, La Grúa, Merecure and Río Claro; belonging to the parishes of Cachamay, Dalla Costa, Simón Bolívar and 11 de Abril.

The inhabitants of La Grúa, in Simón Bolívar parish, reported that six families lost their homes due to the floods caused by the Orinoco floods.

David Vera, spokesman for the Office of the Social Controller of the Council of La Crane UD115, warned that this community is one of the oldest in Ciudad Guayana after its founding in 1902 and that it does not To date, it does not have the adequacy of all basic services, which are essential to ensure a better quality of life for the inhabitants.

"Currently, thanks to the management of Governor Justo Noguera, the Ministry of the Interior is adjusting the maintenance of the existing creek in the area," he said. .

Also on behalf of the Communal Council and the inhabitants of the area, asked for a plan for fumigation, lighting and waste collection.

A deceased

The afternoon of this Friday was known about the birth of a girl of one year and seven months. The event was recorded in the Campo Rojo sector of the parish of Dalla Costa in San Felix. According to witnesses, the minor was on the patio of her house, where she was allegedly touched by the water of the river. Nancy Suárez Albino / Photo: Courtesy / [email protected]