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Landslides in El Casabito were by rains
posted on: Nov 21 2011 10:12 by RDugey. Viewed 21 times.
The Ministry of public works (MOPC) reported yesterday that the landslide which occurred on the road Casabito - Constance, last Friday, had nothing to do with the work on the road the past year by more than $112 million.
According to the engineer Rosa Nidia Vicente, the MOPC and currently working in the construction of the Constance-Jarabacoa road, was not a landslide as principles said, but a landslide triggered by rains that fell on the area.
"A very timely landslide was falling land..." "From two weeks ago it's raining in the area, but it is not a heavy rain, but low-intensity but very often", explained engineer.
According to their statements, began to move Earth from the Hill and was deposited on the track until that it covered and prevented vehicular passage. In these situations, he said, remained during u000atwo hours, until the authorities allotted one of the lanes to decongest the ujo fl vehicle. The passage was opened in one of the Rails while they completed the work of mobilization of the Earth. "One has to be is willing, as we we are, as we learned we went with a truck and a shovel to pick up the material," explained engineer.
The road has an extension of 51 kilometers, and the stretch of Casabito account with 18 km which are "pure mountain", and that according to Vicente is located exactly in a fault geological.
Work
according to the information provided by Vicente, the work on the road just over one year ago were work point, because it worked before drawbacks and areas who had previously suffered collapses. This situation, according to the engineer, indicates that they can return to present u000alandslides in places that weren't worked.
The landslide occurred on the 5 kilometer of the road Casabito-Constanza last Friday, and according to the authorities affected, the blockages extended because it had to load the material as they could not slip simply.
Rain has followed in the area in recent days.
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