Rains keep Venezuelan authorities on the alert

Director of the Civil Protection Agency (PC) Luis Díaz Curbelo presented on Tuesday a report on the situation in several Venezuelan states that were hit by heavy rains on Monday afternoon. He informed that officers of the Ministry of the Interior and Justice and fire departments were on the alert and monitoring the situation throughout the country.

Certain areas have been seriously hit by heavy rains since Monday afternoon, namely, Páez municipality in central-western Portuguesa state, where a ravine overflowed; and Maracaibo and Miranda municipalities in north western Zulia state, where 200 dwellings were damaged.

Northern Miranda and Aragua states, and western Mérida and Táchira states, and the Capital District were also stricken by recent rains. Blocked roads and a handful of flooded dwellings were reported.

So far, only one fatality has been reported in the surrounding areas of Caracas, Venezuela's capital.