La Guaira: Only 12.3% of Earthquake Debris Removed
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- Only 12.3% of debris from recent earthquakes in La Guaira has been removed.
- Removed materials are processed at a temporary center, where they are crushed and reduced by up to 80%.
- Sanitation crews are working continuously to restore normalcy in the affected areas.
Just 12.3% of the debris generated by the strong earthquakes on June 24 in La Guaira has been cleared, according to the Minister of Public Works, Juan Ramírez Luces.
As part of the "Dignified and Safe Clearance Plan" executed early Tuesday in the Caraballeda parish, the minister detailed that the removed materials are transported to a temporary disposal center. There, a crushing system processes the waste, compressing and reducing it by up to 80%.
Ramírez explained that once this process is complete, the remaining sediment is transferred to the final dissipation center in the Santa Eduvigis sector, Urimare parish, in La Guaira. "We continue to work day and night here to guarantee the normality of this territory," stated the head of the Ministry of Public Works.
He assured that sanitation crews will remain deployed uninterruptedly in the earthquake-affected zones to accelerate the restoration of normalcy in La Guaira.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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