Flights to the east of the country suspended

Flights to the east suspended! The Minister of Transport, Ramon Velasquez Araguayan, reported that flights to the states of Nueva Esparta and Sucre were suspended due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl.

“It has been decided to suspend the departure of vessels in these entities as a preventive measure to guarantee operational safety and the well-being of the population,” he reported on his X account.

In its latest statement, the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics, INAC, reported that Beryl continues to move through the Lesser Antilles, causing catastrophic winds and storm surges, affecting the eastern region of the country.

Flights suspended due to surveillance

For this reason, they remain under constant surveillance.

For its part, INAMEH stated that the passage of tropical wave number 16, which became Hurricane Beryl with category 4, will not affect Venezuelan territory.

Precipitation will be recorded during the afternoon of this Monday and throughout Tuesday as Beryl passes through the Caribbean.

#01Jul | We inform our people that, due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl through our country, flights to the states of Nueva Esparta and Sucre are suspended, as well as the departure of boats in these entities; as preventive measures taken to guarantee the safety… pic.twitter.com/6CaacNsVsB

— Ramon Celestino Velasquez Araguayan (@rvaraguayan) July 1, 2024

Following instructions from President Nicolás Maduro and the Vice President for Citizen Security and Peace A/J Remigio Ceballos Ichaso, the monitoring of the country’s meteorological conditions will continue 24 hours a day.

“The waves are between 1.5 and 2 meters high in the coastal region and the National Institute of Aquatic Spaces (INEA) has already issued the corresponding notice in which it imposes specific restrictions for both air and sea navigation,” said the highest authority of Inameh.

Flights to the east are suspended