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Mama Tingo seeks emergency over impassable roads and swollen rivers

Franklin Trinidad, director of the Mama Tingo municipal board, asked for the district to be declared in emergency over impassable roads and swollen rivers…

--- The context --- In Mama Tingo, every rainfall again disrupts daily life. Rural roads fill with mud, rivers swell and, because bridges are lacking, several localities are cut off, with difficulties in reaching basic services. --- The facts --- Franklin Trinidad, known as El Varon and director of the Mama Tingo municipal board, asked the Government to declare the district in a state of emergency. He said the roads become impassable with every rainfall and that swollen rivers cut off communities because of the lack of bridges, and he called on the Ministry of Public Works, led by Eduardo Estrella, to come to residents' aid. The affected communities include Naranjo, Consuelo, La Jagua, El Zapote and El Placer. The deterioration also affects the movement of doctors, teachers and students. On the La Estancia road, one of the most affected stretches, approximately 14 kilometers of asphalt are needed, while pedestrians, vehicles and motorcycles face mud at several points. --- The positions --- Genaro Otanez held, in terms conveyed by residents, that the problem repeats every time it rains and that works are needed to keep roads passable throughout the year. Pastor Laurencio expressed, along the same community line, that they have awaited solutions since 1963 despite different governments. Residents asked that bridges, asphalt and road conditioning be prioritized to guarantee access to basic services and support development. --- What remains unknown --- The source does not specify whether the Government will respond to the emergency request or when Public Works would reach the area. It also does not detail a works calendar, the scope of damage in each community or which stretch would be addressed first among the roads and crossings cut by rivers and streams. --- Unanswered questions --- Will the Government declare the state of emergency requested for Mama Tingo? When will a concrete response arrive from Public Works for the cut-off communities? Will bridges and asphalt for La Estancia be prioritized so doctors, teachers and students can travel throughout the year? --- EPM analysis --- The case shows an emergency that does not arise from a single downpour, but from an accumulated wait. When the movement of doctors, teachers and students depends on it not raining, the problem becomes one of everyday access to essential services. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, Mama Tingo's emergency request should be read from the communities left isolated every time it rains and not only from the condition of one road. Naranjo, Consuelo, La Jagua, El Zapote and El Placer need bridges, asphalt and conditioned roads so doctors, teachers, students, pedestrians and drivers do not lose access to basic services because of mud or a swollen river. The wait pointed to since 1963 requires a verifiable response, with clear priorities and works that keep roads passable throughout the year.
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