2023-10-31 05:36:32
In the event of any emergency, the telephone number 6200-0409 has been activated, with 24/7 attention, to coordinate interventions through the Parks, Squares and Green Zones Unit, the Health Promotion Department or the Urban Development Management.
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San Salvador. Given the threat posed by Tropical Storm Pilar, the mayor of San Salvador, Mario Durán, carried out preventive actions in vulnerable points of the capital municipality to address possible emergencies caused by the rains.
The forecasts of the pertinent institutions are that Pilar will affect more rains from the night of this Monday and the early morning of Tuesday, October 31, although the phenomenon will not fully reach land.
The municipal apparatus that executes the actions is governed by the guidelines established in the Capital Winter Plan 2023, which are maintained by the local government authorities.
The Solid Waste emergency crews were the first to act with preventive cleaning tasks on sidewalks, flowerbeds, gutters and sewers in flood-prone areas such as the Málaga neighborhood, Calle Antiguo a Monserrat, 49 Avenida, El Granjero community, Venezuela Boulevard, Cuscatlán Avenue and the Medical neighborhood.
The Municipal Emergency Operations Center (COEM) has also been activated to promptly respond to situations that may be caused by the weather phenomenon in the capital city.
The commune adapted and enabled 17 temporary shelters to receive possible victims, immediately after learning of the alerts issued, in order to minimize the effects of the rains.
Some of the conditioned spaces are the communal houses of the communities of 6 May, Isidro Menendez, Asuncion, Las Palmas, La Pedrera, 10 October, Quiñónez 2, Granjero 1 and 2, San Luis Portales 1, Peralta and 4 May. Also the Katya Miranda and Jorge “Chapupo” Rodriguez Sports Complexes, as well as the Women’s House in the San Jacinto Neighborhood.
Meanwhile, the Municipal Civil Protection teams began preventive monitoring in vulnerable areas where Early Warning System (SAT) traffic lights have been signaled, to measure the flow of rivers and streams.
The mayor’s office will continue to work hand in hand with the 200 Community Commissions that it equipped in advance and which are the direct links to update information; The Corps of Metropolitan Agents (CAM) will maintain the protection of shelters, provide assistance in vulnerable communities and direct traffic if flooding is recorded in residential areas and on main streets in the coming hours.
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