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Editor, Senior Moderator
The Government of the Republic informs that due to the increase of the eruptive activity of the volcano of Pacaya State of Calamity has been decreed in the departments of Escuintla and Guatemala, in order to propitiate that the attention that is offered on behalf of the authorities does with the speed that the case deserves. This State of Calamity will have an initial duration of 15 days, extendable; the details will be announced in the next hours. The Center of Operations of Municipal Emergency ? COE-, it was activated in the municipality of San Vicente and there were enabled seven hostels located in the schools Fernando Cruz, of children; Fernando Cruz and Emilio Ronquillo, as well as in the diversified institute Godoy D?vila and Margarito Ronquillo. Also there is supported in size the municipal lounge and the catholic church of the city center of the municipality. The emergency is attended directly by the Coordinating National one for the Reduction of Disasters, which Secretary Ejecutivo, Alejandro Maldonado, was in the place verifying the actions.
The mobilization of the settlers towards the hostels was in charge of the Army, the National Fund for the Peace Fonapaz and other departmental institutions, whereas the attention to the damaged ones runs due to the Secretary of Social Works of the Wife of the President Sosep. Of equal way, due to the sand that has fallen down, even in the cardinal city, the International Airport The Dawn was closed to all kinds of flights, in order to avoid any mishap. The Department of Education, by means of his holder, Dennis Alonso, it allowed to tact of every Departmental Direction to define if there will be classes or not tomorrow Friday. For the time being, where yes the activities have been suspended it is in the schools and educational centers near to the volcano, so much in Escuintla, Guatemala divides south and Solol?. In such a sense, the whole population does called to so that, except some emergency or big need, they abstain from circulating in the route that of the city leads the Pacific Ocean and there is evaluated the suspension of all kinds of activities in the area.
The President ?lvaro Colom and his Office of Government support a constant monitoring of the activity of the volcano of Pacaya, as well as of the constant rains that have been supported in the whole country and that also might transport other emergencies. Finally, it becomes the named one to continue with attention the indications of the mayors and the departmental governments, who have to his charge the coordination of the emergencies in the local and departmental levels. It is remembered that the telephone number 1566 is to disposition to report on any disaster for happening or in development. *09016176971249568750
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The mobilization of the settlers towards the hostels was in charge of the Army, the National Fund for the Peace Fonapaz and other departmental institutions, whereas the attention to the damaged ones runs due to the Secretary of Social Works of the Wife of the President Sosep. Of equal way, due to the sand that has fallen down, even in the cardinal city, the International Airport The Dawn was closed to all kinds of flights, in order to avoid any mishap. The Department of Education, by means of his holder, Dennis Alonso, it allowed to tact of every Departmental Direction to define if there will be classes or not tomorrow Friday. For the time being, where yes the activities have been suspended it is in the schools and educational centers near to the volcano, so much in Escuintla, Guatemala divides south and Solol?. In such a sense, the whole population does called to so that, except some emergency or big need, they abstain from circulating in the route that of the city leads the Pacific Ocean and there is evaluated the suspension of all kinds of activities in the area.
The President ?lvaro Colom and his Office of Government support a constant monitoring of the activity of the volcano of Pacaya, as well as of the constant rains that have been supported in the whole country and that also might transport other emergencies. Finally, it becomes the named one to continue with attention the indications of the mayors and the departmental governments, who have to his charge the coordination of the emergencies in the local and departmental levels. It is remembered that the telephone number 1566 is to disposition to report on any disaster for happening or in development. *09016176971249568750
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/SNAA-85V87S?OpenDocument
