spill causes great harm to communities in the Orinoco 
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
source: Correo del Caroni
The Environment Ministry is still investigating. The Ministry of Basic Industries and Mining said that the outbreak has been controlled pollutant. Ferrominera Orinoco dismisses fuel risks watered in the river Orinoco hired a boat that ran aground Jan. 21 loaded with iron ore. Opinion
have very different people on the edge of the Castles of Guayana and Piacoa where uncertainty is greatest. Fishing has been suspended, cut off water service and black stains reflect the seriousness of environmental problems. Dozens of black bags with toxic material has been removed from the Orinoco. J. Rolando
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At the end of the main street of Los Castillos de Guayana, sitting on a rock on the banks of the river, Carlos Mendoza is with sadness how the toxic waste water are removed in black bags.
He, like many neighbors, who makes living by fishing. However, since a week ago has been unable to work due to river pollution. What really worries him is not knowing when you can resume the activity to support his family.
Mendoza, like the rest of the communities surrounding the river accident, feels forgotten by municipal and regional levels. To see representatives of the press ahead quickly to say: "We want to call the authorities to give us an answer. We stand not knowing what to do. Nobody communicates with us. Do not know how long this situation will continue. "
The only officials who attended were only to suspend water supply and drain the tanks did not respond. However, the neighbors are still waiting for them to explain what is happening in the river father, and how they should proceed in the surrounding communities.
"We want those responsible for the accident to take over water supply. They came and threw water tanks leaving the community without water and information, "said Virginia Rodriguez, spokeswoman for the Committee on Culture, Education and Training Citizen of the communal council, who managed with the assistance of other peoples trucks for supply the sector. Serious damage
The consequences of the spill Fuel oil beyond the suspension of water service, which will undoubtedly have a profound impact on the dynamics of these areas, it has spread to the outbreak of diseases caused by direct or indirect contact with contaminated water. While the residents of nearby communities are still waiting for answers, little by little are victims of toxic chemicals in the river keeps flowing.
Civil Protection will represent toured the river by father, and said that the situation is critical in some stops, but the reorganization will continue to stop the damage in the shortest time possible.
"It was a tour of the area and more critical is Cerro El Hacha, is what is most polluted. On the banks have tried, but there are areas that still have spots, mainly in the bush, "said William Diaz, head of Risk Management and Civil Protection-Casacoima.
said the company carrying out the rehabilitation of river water was hired by the shipping company located in Port of Palua, and that the Philippines stands Gdansk ship still afloat in the port, which continues to leak toxic expected of technicians.
also confirmed that the river cleanup measures could not prevent the spread of disease in populations adjacent to the river water, and in some areas the population has no potable water supply. "At the end of the Cerro El Hacha we get several children presenting with febrile illness, but these have already been treated."
alertness Piacoa
In Piacoa, another of the communities affected by the spill in the Orinoco River, residents say living in a state of alert due to the continued flight of helicopters in the area, and avoidance of answers relevant authorities.
"In the population we wonder: What will happen to us, What about fish? None of these answer questions found in the authorities, "Denys said Espinoza, a resident of the community Piacoa. Zoraida
Zachary, board member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) in Delta Amacuro, reported that since last Thursday municipal jurisdictions suspended water service to the community and the vital fluid tanks were emptied for prevent diseases caused by consumption of contaminated water. Directory
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