Ecuador: Landslide closes highway between Ambato – Guaranda

HEAVY RAINS MONDAY CONTRIBUTE TO LANDSLIDE
eluniverso.com(machine translated)
The president of the parish board of Pilahuín, Alejandro Tamaquiza, reported that on Tuesday afternoon a collapse occurred at the height of the community of San Isidro completely closed the Ambato-Guaranda highway and prevented vehicular traffic.

Tamaquiza said the landslide was triggered by heavy rainfall since Monday night.

In the sector of the collapse a vehicle was trapped Gran Vitara, but fortunately the occupants could leave without more setback, informed Tamaquiza, in addition assured that the material continues falling in the highway.

In this place usually landslides occur when there are rains in the area, some residents say, so alternate roads should be used as the Ambato-Aguaján-Guaranda.

The machinery of the Ministry of Public Works came to the sector to remove the stone material since the most important was to reestablish the road access because the road is the main both for the transfer between Ambato and Guaranda, as well as the comuneros of Pilahuín that require mobilization Work to extract agricultural products.  READ ARTICLE

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