At least 1,440 people in the city of Cumanacoain the State Sucrein the northeast of Venezuelaare in “solidarity shelters“after they lost their homes as a result of a river overflowing during the passage of the Hurricane Berylsecond preliminary assessment offered this Wednesday by the Government.
In virtual contact with the president Nicolas Madurothe Minister of Habitat and Housing, Ildemaro Villarroelindicated that, in total, there are 7,990 houses”with some kind of affectation”And for now, the“total loss”of 360 houses, whose inhabitants are in“solidarity shelters, that is, in a neighbor’s house“, which demonstrates – he expressed – a “high level of solidarity of the people”.
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The minister hopes that it will be delivered before December.”a total of 188 houses” for “people who lost“their homes, and said that the possibility of reconstruction is being evaluated”About 50″ that are not in risk areas and grant 44 in another region of the country.
For his part, the Head of State, who announced the creation of a “presidential command post” in Cumanacoareiterated his solidarity with the families of the three deceased and assured that preventive actions saved “many lives”.
He also noted that the search for the five missing people continues in the area, which is home to about 2,600 employees, including Civil Protectionfirefighters and police officers.
According to the official report, the river’s overflow also affected a municipal market, roads and six of the 20 schools in the area, two of which were damaged.serious“, in addition to causing the collapse of seven”Suspension bridges”that communicate with various communities.
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The Government estimates that 240 tons of food were delivered on Saturday and that the roads affected by the debris will be completely cleared on that same day.
Beryl -a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale, out of a total of 5- caused a total of seven deaths in Grenade, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines It is Venezuelaand great destruction in the first two countries.
The cyclone reached its highest category between Sunday and Tuesday, and the National Hurricane Center The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasts some weakening during Wednesday or tomorrow.
Source: Elcomercio
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