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They find the body of one of the missing persons in the landslide of the Loja-Zamora highway

The body was observed on the bank of the Zamora river, from the Delsitanisagua hydroelectric plant.

Around 10:00 am on Monday, October 25, members of the National Police reported the discovery of a victim of the landslide reported last weekend on the Loja-Zamora road.

The body was observed on the bank of the Zamora river, from the Delsitanisagua hydroelectric plant. Although the body has not yet been identified, rescue teams announced that it is a male person.

For this reason, the technical table of the Provincial Emergency Operations Committee (COE) resolved to urgently request Celec to lower the water levels in the dam to facilitate the search and rescue of the victims. Initially, according to witness testimonies, three vehicles fell into the abyss due to the landslide. Eight people are presumed missing.

“We have articulated with all the competent institutions, provincial and cantonal GAD, GOE (Special Operations Group) staff, National Police, Fire Brigades, from the provinces of Zamora Chinchipe, Loja and today Morona Santiago joins to continue with this search Family members have been informed of how these tasks are progressing, ”said the governor.

For this Monday, October 25, the arrival of divers specialized in aquatic rescue, a fast-water boat and all the equipment to continue the search for missing persons was scheduled. It is presumed that there would be eight possible victims.

There is also concern for foreigners who have not given any signs of life to their relatives. This is the case of José Pinta and Edgardo Pinta, Peruvian citizens who moved to work in Zamora Chinchipe. Relatives from the Picayo community, in Peru, contacted the Loja media to ask about people who had come to Zamora to work as bricklayers.

“Sir, please, my brother and my cousin work in Zamora as bricklayers, they called on Friday around six o’clock that they were leaving Macará with the engineer and they have not arrived or called, the mobile only goes off, help us, we cannot travel , We are poor. We are from Piura, ”says a message sent to EcotelTV of Store.

The families of the victims of the landslide request greater attention from the rescue organizations. (I)

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