(Prensa.com) The disaster caused by the worsening rain. Yaviza population, with about 3 000 people, was nearly under water, after rivers overflowed Chucunaque and Chico.
The rains in Colon, Panama and Darien have left destruction and loss of millions in its wake: 10 dead, the paralysis of the Canal for 17 hours, the Centennial Bridge shut down for damages in one of the paths, and the Pan American Highway, the height of El Llano de Chepo, blocked by the river Bayano.
In Darien, where even now beginning to know the magnitude of the disaster, overflowing rivers and Chucunaque Tuira caused damage to villages like El Salto, Lajas Blancas, La Peñita, Bijagual Peña and El Real de Santa Maria, Canaan, Quince , Tortuga and Mogue.
Reports of the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) indicate that 5 000 255 people were affected by this disaster in Darien, but other sources of relief in the province indicate that the number reached 8 000, and may increase.
The Presidency of the Republic opened in the Savings Bank and National Bank account number 01-0000328467 to make donations on behalf of victims of Darien.
Meanwhile, in the province of Panama, the authorities are struggling, especially in Chepo, to prevent epidemics now that Bayano river level began to drop.
In the Centennial Bridge over the Panama Canal, the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) continues to work to prevent the slab of highway access this ends up sinking the four panels. Se estima que se han deslizado unas dos hectáreas de tierra próximas al mismo puente. Is estimated to have slipped about two hectares of land near the same bridge.
Given the suspicions that were damaged by construction, the company that made these works between 2004 and 2005 (Constructora Urbana SA) yesterday issued a statement explaining that followed all the specifications of the MOP and the work was supervised by officials.
All this, plus the large vehicular movement characteristic of December, has been especially heavy traffic to the west.
Meanwhile, the Institute of Aqueducts and Sewage Systems maintains rationing water service in the capital, leaving the highest places without water for several hours a day.
un gran lago. a large lake. Así estaba Yaviza ayer. So yesterday was Yaviza. Se calcula que el perjuicio de las inundaciones alcanzó a unas 5 mil personas en Darién. It is estimated that flood damage amounted to some 5 000 people in Darien. LA PRENSA/Carlos Lemos 1482100 LA PRENSA / Carlos Lemos 1482100 |