Sucre Governorate declares emergency due to water shortage in Cumaná
El Diario Venezuela - elDiario.com - Sucre Governorate declares emergency due to water shortage in Cumaná
TL;DR
- Sucre state declared a water emergency affecting Cumaná, Simón Bolívar, and Cruz Salmerón Acosta municipalities.
- The emergency is due to a critical structural failure in the Turimiquire dam's water transfer system, caused by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake on February 22nd.
- Restrictions include prohibiting washing vehicles in public areas, filling pools and ornamental fountains, and using hoses for cleaning.
- Residents are resorting to alternative water sources like the Manzanares River and hiring water trucks.
- Commercial and hotel sectors are heavily impacted, with slow progress in tunnel recovery due to manual rock extraction.
- Authorities have not provided a timeline for service restoration or the lifting of the emergency decree.