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Disaster and Emergency
Cleaning tasks by the residents of the slums in western Panama, affected by floods and occurred Sunday, began early Monday. Although, they are waiting for the help they provide, especially in cleaning implements.
In Hato Mountain, administrators of a mall also began clearing mud and debris with the help of employees. At this point, the owners of the vehicles were in the parking lot came to withdraw, to which had to hire cranes.
The Regional Director of Health, Eric Lopez, said Monday it would begin to inspect the aqueducts and septic tanks overflowed. Lopez also indicated that they would be delivering chlorine and cleaning supplies to affected families.
In addition, the Municipality of Capira began this morning to carry dry food, water and clothes to the village of Los Sotos Cirí; performed a similar task yanibel Deputy Abrego.
In this mountainous township, the representative said Andres Castillo roads and vehicles about rivers steps "have been severely affected."
In the Municipality of La Chorrera, volunteers support with donations in a collection center was enabled here. Marisin Herrera, volunteer coordinator, said they are conducting a survey to find out what the needs of each family and, on that basis, are offered help.
In addition, you will find two more collection centers, one in the church of San Francisco de Padua and one in the House of Culture, where the Active 20-30 Club Panama Chapter West provides assistance to victims.
HENRÍQUEZ: 'the damage is greater than we had INTENDED
The Presidency Minister, Roberto Henriquez, said Monday that the damage by bad weather "is greater than we had expected" in the beginning. Henriquez said yesterday, Sunday, was the ability to deal with the situation recorded by bad weather.
However, subsequently announced the collapse of a section of 50 meters on the road Transístmica and two missing. However, today reported that private initiatives, in all its aspects and the relevant institutions, welcome and necessary.
So, the Cabinet will meet at noon on Monday, November 26, to assess the extent of the damage. There will also if necessary "to pass a budget waiver, which would raise somewhat the maximum deficit allowed by law, in order to cope with a situation that has been dramatic," said Henriquez, on FOX Report.
In turn, the Minister announced that, according to reports from satellites, weather system that affected the Caribbean and has cleared. As expected in the coming hours intense rainfall should subside. This will immediately begin the process of reconstruction, he added.
Meanwhile, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has released the decreased levels of rainfall in the basin and in the lakes of the Canal. In view of this, we have reduced discharges into Gatun and Madden dams.
The ACP asked the communities located in the banks of rivers and reservoirs of the Canal, as well as the general public, continue with warning measures.
Reported that maintains a team of Hydrometeorology, Operations and Security monitoring 24 hours a day the behavior of rainfall and its impact on lake levels Canal, according to a press release.
BUILDING PERMITS
Minister of Housing and Land, José Domingo Arias, said flooding in the areas of CV and Resume are an opportunity to determine if they have violated the rules regarding building permits.
According to the Minister of Housing and Land, although bad weather has had a major impact on the population, look for evidence of possible violations of building permits.
For example, in the province of Colon, Arias recalled that historic rain has fallen, four to five times more than normally falls.
In the area of Nuevo Arco Iris, where 11 houses collapsed due to the amount of water that has fallen, and that made ??the land yield, were evacuated to the people who were close to the project for safety, Arias said in FOX Report.
Another issue that explained the head of Housing and Land, was that the quality of housing in the project, which were delivered six months ago, is good, since the houses were moved and not entirely destroyed.
In this regard, said that the record of housing construction has all the layers of compaction tests passed. "We're trying to find what it was that caused this," he added, in the morning news.
Trans-Isthmian Highway, impassable by landslides
The road is still blocked Transístmica because of landslides in recent days. Following these events, the National Civil Protection System asked the drivers using the Panama-Colón.
The Government has reported that managed the free use of this route for damages suffered Transístmica, in the area of ??Quebrada Ancha. Meanwhile, during the morning of Monday, November 26, is expected to resume the rescue of two people, German and Fernando Jorge Johnson, who are part of the Red Cross, by the Quebrada Ancha sector.
And yesterday, Sunday, a pick up of the Red Cross had an accident. The search efforts were suspended at 2:00 am Monday.
The Chief of the Fire Department of Panama, Tuñón Paul said this morning that he was waiting for the machines to do the earthwork at the point where the accident occurred.
He acknowledged that it is difficult to reach the place by the "rugged terrain". To proceed with the rescue efforts are needed trucks, shovels, backhoes, said. "Columbus is cut off by the floods," said local media Tuñón.
The rains have been caused by a low pressure system covering from Colombia to Costa Rica.
(With data Eric Ariel Montenegro, Carlos H. Gonzalez, Priscilla Perez Reyes Getzalette)
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