translated from Spanish: Demand to Conagua remove the pipes of Arroyo in Costa Rica

Culiacan, Sinaloa.-The inhabitants of the Sindicatura of Costa Rica are desperate because the rainy season has already begun, and the authorities of the National Water Commission (Conagua) have not given solution to the problem of Arroyo Los Becos, which year C On year it overflows and causes flooding. Those affected reported that, in 2013, when Hurricane Manuel hit the state, tubes were installed, in order to channel the water; However, far from helping, the pipeline obstructs the stream’s natural channel and causes more flooding. 

They detailed that in the first rains of last year the families that inhabit the Benito Juárez and Independencia colonies — which are located on the side of the stream — lost all their belongings, and, a year after the impact has been recorded, there is little help that Have received. Affected
Lorenzo Acosta said that on the first visit of the President of the Republic, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, was given a job asking for help, as there are more than 1700 families affected. He commented that through the irrigation modules and the city of Culiacan, dredging works were carried out in the lower part of the stream; However, that is not enough, so they require the Conagua to remove the tubes for the stream to carry its natural channel and not so much water overflow. “This is not a drain, it is a stream. The waters come with a lot of intensity and here they pass, and all the waters of Costa Rica come to fall here, and due to the inability of the tubes it overflows and floods all the nearby colonies, “Lorenzo explained. The affected said they have already gone to the offices of Conagua; However, they are told that there is still no response, so it can be before or after the rainy season when they do some work. For his part, Maria Elena Flores explained that they had never suffered floods that caused them so much damage, until they put the tubes: “As they are not flooded. We, the truth, in time of rain we are not at ease, we can not sleep calmly thinking that it is going to overflow. What matters is material, lives are the important thing. What do you expect, die someone to take the matter? “he said. Join
With the face invaded by sadness, Epitacia, 75 years old, urged the Conagua to remove the tubes before the rains, since at its advanced age it is very difficult to move in front of an emergency or in the flood. Her daughter Yesenia said that when it rains, the water reaches the windows of her house, and as her mother can barely walk, ask for help from the neighbors to take it out and take it somewhere else.

The victims held a meeting yesterday because of the desperation they are in, because they do not know what measure to take so that the authorities do not leave them unprotected. They expect them to be taken into account and to quickly remove the tubes, which cause so much damage.



Original source in Spanish