the strong rainfall recorded on the followingnoon of this Monday, October 17 in Aragua caused one of the rivers located in the Henri Pittier National Park, El Corozal, to will overflow and the northern area of the city of Maracay, the state capital, will collapse.
Likewise, the rivers of El Castaño and Palmarito they went out of their tracks.
“The water gives me until knees. Half an hour ago the river that comes down from the National Park took away a dam in the Corozal and Camburito sectors, that flow entered the main avenue of The delights and the mud was to have even the El Toro flask, in the Maracay zoo, ”said the journalist Soraya Borrelli following 3 pm, through a telephone contact with Cocuyo effect.
Borrelli pointed out that the northern area of the so-called Garden City is cut off and that officials from the Aragua state fire department hope to be able to enter the disaster area.
The journalist reported that some houses were taped and that the debris also affected commercial premises.
the regional medium Kurukute and do posted, through the social network Instagram, a video in which the flow can be seen passing with a great current through the main avenue of the El Castaño urbanization.
“As you see stone of big size following the force of the water. A landslide that brings a lot of mud. Some houses affected”, reads the publication.
From the media they recommended to the residents of the affected sectors to stay in the high parts of the houses and made a call to remain calm.
Until 3:40 pm it is unknown if the overflow of the rivers has left any victim fatal. The authorities have not yet given a balance of the situation in the capital of Aragua state.
Main. of El Castano in #Maracay #Aragua it becomes a river. It rains early. #17Oct 3 pm #Maracay #rains #rainSOS #Civil protection pic.twitter.com/qVoyRW8lcK
– Nicolás Martínez ® (@MtmNicolas) October 17, 2022
