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The latest alerts due to the worsening of the winter season in Loja have led to an extraordinary meeting of the provincial Emergency Operations Committee (COE).
Landslides on certain roads that connect the province have led to their closure for immediate attention.
In this sense, Governor Mario Mancino indicated that the Transportation and Housing portfolios, the Prefecture, the Risk Secretariat, the National Police and the Army were summoned as the institutions that must first act in this kind of emergency.
Quito woke up cloudy and rainy, however, Inamhi predicts that from tomorrow there will be an increase in solar radiation
Eduardo Punín, undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport, requested the support of the municipalities of the province to be able to make a minga these days.
Prefect Rafael Dávila, for his part, assured that if heavy machinery is needed during the work, the financial resources are available. “To reinforce the work of the road team in the landslides where it has to be located quickly.”
The Quilanga Emergency Operations Committee decided to declare the canton in a state of emergency due to the winter season that has affected several homes and crops. The rains have caused the voluminous growth of the flow in streams and the overflow of rivers.
Those affected, who have been evacuated from their homes, demand that the authorities take immediate action.
Regional weather forecast for this Monday, March 7, 2022 in Ecuador
Last weekend there were several landslides that hindered the road to the Coast in the Y sector, in the section towards Catamayo. In addition, on the same road, there were landslides in the Chipianga sector (Chaguarpamba) and in Las Chinchas.
Other landslides originated in the Loja – Malacatos road in the Rumishitana and La Era sectors. Likewise, the road to Cuenca was affected in the El Durazno sector (San Lucas) and in Santiago.
All these sections have been partially enabled by personnel from the Ministry of Transport and Public Works and the Municipality of Catamayo. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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