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Calle residencial inundada con familias sacando pertenencias de sus viviendas
Una calle anegada tras las lluvias, en una imagen alusiva a las inundaciones de Los Tres Brazos. · Erick Prometeo Media

Los Tres Brazos floods again as residents demand a lasting solution

Downpours over the past 24 hours flooded Los Tres Brazos in Santo Domingo Este again, damaging homes and belongings.

--- The context --- Los Tres Brazos, in Santo Domingo Este, was left under water again after the downpours recorded over the past 24 hours. For many families in the sector, this is not an isolated episode but a situation that repeats every time it rains, leaving flooded homes, streets covered in mud and belongings damaged inside their houses. --- The facts --- During a walk through the community, residents described flooded streets and homes affected by overflowing water, with rubbish piling up on the roads. According to those accounts, the water reached the beds in some homes and other houses were flooded almost halfway, with damage to beds, dressers, utensils and other everyday items. A mother living in the area said she lost part of her daughter's clothing because everything got wet, and she expressed her anguish at the possibility that another flood could catch her again at home. Neighbours also said that, when another rise threatens, they gather their belongings and move temporarily elsewhere because they feel they have no other alternative to protect what little they have. --- The positions --- Santa Encarnación attributed the recurrence of the problem to the condition of the gully next to her home, whose deterioration and obstruction cause water to flow back into the streets and enter the houses. She also questioned the clean-up work begun at the site, arguing that crews withdrew without completing the job after only a few days of work. Liz said the water reached the beds, that rubbish and contamination made conditions worse and that families with children are especially exposed to mud and contaminated water, so parents sometimes have to take them out of their homes. The same resident acknowledged that part of the rubbish is thrown by the community itself and helps to block the gully. Glenda Santana, for her part, asked Mayor Dio Astacio to intervene so that measures are taken to reduce the flooding. --- What remains unknown --- There is still no plan with deadlines to fix the gully's condition for good or to finish the pending work. It is also not known whether there will be a full assessment of the damage to the affected homes or what support will be given to families who lost clothing, furniture and utensils on this occasion. --- Unanswered questions --- When will the clean-up work on the Los Tres Brazos gully be resumed and completed? What concrete measures will the Santo Domingo Este mayor's office adopt to stop water from entering homes again? How will families with children who are now exposed to contaminated water every time it rains be cared for? --- EPM analysis --- The case exposes a shared responsibility that cannot be diluted. There is deteriorated infrastructure and unfinished work that fall to the authorities, and there is also a community practice of dumping rubbish that worsens the obstruction. Recognizing both parts does not weaken the residents' claim; on the contrary, it makes it stronger, because it points to a lasting solution and not just a passing clean-up after each downpour. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, Los Tres Brazos does not need another brief intervention after the rain, but a verifiable solution for the gully, with work completed and public follow-up. As long as the job is left half done and rubbish keeps reaching the channel, every downpour will repeat the same story of wet beds and unprotected families. Answering the residents' claim, including the appeal addressed to the mayor, is a basic question of dignity and prevention.
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