Moderators Moderator_02 0 Posted July 11, 2019 Moderators Share Posted July 11, 2019 Quote Rains flood streets, collapse school ceiling Posted 10/07/2019 A TORRENTIAL downpour on Wednesday, July 10, flooded many streets in the capital city and collapsed the wall of a home. Elsewhere the downpour caused the collapse of a newly installed school ceiling https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/rains-flood-streets-collapse-school-ceiling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Moderator_02 0 Posted July 12, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted July 12, 2019 Quote School ceiling collapse predicted by students, staff STUDENTS and families have protested structural problems Posted 11/07/2019 Parents and staff of the Institute Jose Dolores Moscote in Parque Lefevre complained on Thursday. July 11 that warnings they gave months ago were fulfilled on Wednesday afternoon when the ceiling in the school entrance collapsed during heavy rain. The collapse came just two days after strike protesting conditions had ended. Protesting families of students asked the Ministry of Education (Meduca) for infrastructure improvements because they fear that risks to students and teachers Meduca authorities, who also arrived on campus, believe that the problem is not in the ceilings, or structures, but in the rain gutters located at the entrance of the school. The contractor who carried out $20,000 works on the roof arrived to meet with Ricardo Sánchez, Meduca Vice Minister of Infrastructure On Monday, July 8, students resumed classes after lifting a three-week long the strike to demand greater security and the adjustment of school structures, affected by time and vandalism. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/school-ceiling-collapse-predicted-by-students-staff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Moderator_02 0 Posted July 14, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted July 14, 2019 Quote Father and son rescued from mudslide Posted 13/07/2019 A father 54 and his son. 24, buried in an mud slide brought on by heavy rains in La Arboleda , on the road to Llano near Las Tablas on Saturday, July 12 were saved from death by a team of firefighters on Saturday, July 13. A father 54 and his son. 24, buried in an muds ide brought on by heavy rains in La Arboleda , on the road to Llano near Las Tablas on Saturday, July 12 were saved from death by a team of firefighters on Saturday, July 13. The men were placing sewage pipes when the sides of the trench collapsed They were rescued after ninety minutes of intensive work by units of the Fire Department of Los Santos supported by the Civil Protection System (Sinaproc), using a backhoe and hand tools while rain continued to fall. They were transferred to the Joaquín Pablo Franco hospital in Las Tablas. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/father-and-son-rescued-from-mudslide Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Moderator_02 0 Posted July 15, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted July 15, 2019 Quote Weather alert continues, after 2 deaths, floods, falling trees Posted 14/07/2019 Two people were drowned and 79 homes affected by floods, falling trees or landslides following the passage of tropical wave No.17 on Saturday, July 13 in various sectors of the country. The Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) which had issued an alert on Friday reported that a 40-year-old man drowned while attempting to rescue his small son who was being dragged by waves. on the beach of Ensenada de San Carlos Another person drowned in the Santa María River, in Veraguas Sinaproc has repeated its prevention warning which remains in effect until midnight on Sunday, July 14. In the New Mexico sector, Chilibre district, 15 houses were affected by floods. Sinaproc said the flooding was due to the sewer system collapsing, which caused the water to enter about three feet inside the houses. In Río Alejandro, Colón, a gustnado [a, short-lived, low-level, temporary storm cloud t lifted the roofs of two houses In Hato Montaña, Cerro Castilla and Cerro Silvestre in Arraiján, three houses were affected by falling trees. Another five trees fell on roads and sidewalks in the provinces of Colón and Panamá Oeste. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/weather-alert-continues-after-2-deaths-floods-falling-trees Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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