Merchants, mainly merchandise and food from San Lorenzo and Imbabura, are concerned about the closure of this highway.
Esmeraldas
Carriers and residents of communities located on the E 10 Ibarra-San Lorenzo highway reported landslides that partially blocked the flow of vehicles on the morning of this Monday, January 31.
The heavy rains of the last hours have caused several landslides on this road, at the moment there are landslides in the Guadual, Rocafuerte communities and in the sections between San Pedro and Peña Negra; Parambas and Palo Amarillo, reported the Police of the Alto Tambo parish, in San Lorenzo.
32 families were evacuated from their homes due to the ravages of the winter storm in Cotopaxi; there are 1,200 hectares of crops affected and 200 people affected
Given the landslide that was recorded this Sunday in the Guadual sector, the Imbabura Police deployed an operation in order to safeguard the integrity of those who use this road.
Merchants, mainly merchandise and food from San Lorenzo and Imbabura, are concerned about the closure of this highway due to the effects caused by weather conditions and that forces them to travel to Quito.
Likewise for officials or authorities who have to travel to the zonal institutions in Ibarra for various activities, said the mayor of San Lorenzo, Gleen Arroyo.
Emergencies due to rains in Esmeraldas
Overflows of two rivers in Muisne and minor emergencies were reported due to the eleven-hour rain that the province of Esmeraldas endured between Sunday night and early Monday morning.
In Muisne, in the south of the province, the Quingue and Galera rivers overflowed, forcing the evacuation of fishing boats anchored on the banks and the suspension of the drinking water system, reported resident Mónica Luna.
In the city of Esmeraldas there was stagnation of rainwater due to the clogging of sewers and sinkholes, on Sunday night.
Infrastructure of Montalvo tourist complex collapsed after flooding of the Cristal River
Due to the closure of a lane of the El Cabezón-Aire Libre road, due to the descent of land from a hill, there was a traffic accident between a motorcycle and an urban passenger transport bus, after 10:00 this Monday. .
Witnesses reported that the driver of the motorcycle was unharmed by the impact of the bus and that in that section there is mud on the road. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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