Landslides in Venezuela: Chavista dictatorship confirms at least 22 dead and more than 50 missing after hours without official information

Heavy rains were recorded in the state on Saturday, October 8 Aragua A caused Landslide Inside Weavers. After hours without official information, the Chavista dictatorship finally confirmed that at least 22 people had died and 50 were missing.

The Vice President made the report. Delsey Rodriguez, inspected and visited the affected areas. Nicolás Maduro, meanwhile, decreed a national day of mourning and three days of mourning.

Heavy rains in the Tejerías region of Aragua state, 67 kilometers southwest of Caracas, swelled the flow of water in at least five streams, or small rivers, that swept away large tree trunks Saturday night. In a statement issued by the official television station.

Deputy Minister for Risk Management and Civil Defense M/G Carlos Perez AmputaA Twitter message this Sunday indicated that a thousand officers and police from his direction were “continuing a search and rescue plan (…) in Los Tejerias as Quebrada Los Batos overflows.”

Earlier Leader of Opposition Juan Quito He condemned the lack of information on the part of the authorities of the regime. Although the people of Las Tejarias have already reported at least 18 dead, they spoke of only two victims from the Maduro dictatorship. “When 18 deaths have already been reported due to rain in #Tejerias, this is what the channels of the dictatorship are broadcasting at 12:00 PM instead of reporting the hijacking and usurping of the state. In the face of a dysfunctional dictatorship, everyone’s solidarity is more important than ever,” he wrote on Twitter and showed how the official media did not report on the tragedy.

“The pain and uncertainty of losing everything requires solidarity and hope. In the midst of this tragedy, we must help the victims to see the emergency we are experiencing in the midst of a dictatorship that usurps power without caring about the people,” Guaidé added later on his social networks. .

Leader of Opposition Henrique Gabriels He expressed himself on his social networks: “All solidarity to our people from Tejarias in Aragua. Deepest condolences to the bereaved families and prayers for the bereaved. All recognition to those who provide support in rescue, recovery and social information.”

Daniel Colina, a journalist from the area, through his Twitter account, said that the emergency teams rAt least 54 are missing after the landslide, unofficially reporting 21 affected sectors and 15 affected companies.

For its part, Karina Carpio, the governor of Aragua State, said only this Sunday that at least 21 sectors in the municipality were affected. 15 local businesses were also damaged.

“This rain that lasted for at least an hour and a half affected the community,” he said. He further informed that houses have collapsed and people are suffering without electricity due to rain.

in detail We monitorCarpio asked citizens not to share on social networks videos showing the devastation created, as they are “Dantesque images that provoke agony in society”.

But, really, being there is all about calming down the situation.

Fabricio Henriquez, political leader of Voluntad Popular in Aragua state, reported rain with strong winds in other municipalities such as Zamora, Bolívar and José Félix Ribas. Also, areas near Soroni River are prone to flooding.

The National Meteorological Agency reported that rain with electric shocks occurred in the states of Merida, Falcon, Yaracuy, Carabobo, Aragua, Caracas, Miranda, Anzotegui, Sucre, Monaghans, Delta Amaguro, Bolivar and Amazonas this Saturday. Hydrology from Venezuela (Iname).

In Miranda, Civil Defense cleared a road in the municipality of El Hatillo that was blocked by a moderate landslide, limiting traffic.

Likewise, authorities in the state of Portugal were sent to inspect Trunk Bridge 5, which had a 25% rise in the water level of the Sarare River.

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