More landslides threaten historic Portobelo
(newsroompanama.com) There are threats of more landslides from a 700 meter high mountain in historic Portobelo, Panama, where eight people died last week.
Workers helping to clean up the community in the aftermath of the recent landslide, have warned of the possibility of another landslide in of greater magnitude. in the same place.
Ten homes sitting below a 700 meter mountain are threatened “It could collapse at any time and is just behind the house where four members of the Zapata Kennion family were killed” said Mayor Carlos Chavarría.
Meanwhile he is meeting with regional and government officials to neotiatge the relocation of 40 families from Portobelo, Buena Ventura, and Playa Langosta, on seven hectares of land located in safer areas.
Work on the restoration of electricity and the road leading to and from the area and the popular Bananas Resort on Isla Grande is continuing.
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Original Source: Newsroompanama.com
Date Retrieved: December 13, 2010.
