Drying river makes water supply critical

The river Estivaná The main tributary of the river La Villa in Azuero is drying up has dried up putting water supplies at risk for inhabitants in the district of Macaracas.

On the This Friday, in a tour of the route where the river flows, through the lower basin of Llano de Piedras, you can he dry river bed can be seen and there are foul smells fl of the aquatic fauna that has begun to die due to lack of water and of dead fish reports La Prensa.

The intakes of the water treatment plants of Llano de Piedras and Macaracas cabecera are in the river and supply more than 4,000 macaraqueños, while the chicken farms are running out of the water.

Claribel Rodríguez, a resident in the vicinity of the river, said that it is the first time he has observed this channel in these critical conditions, and worst of all, a large number of sardines, fish, shrimp, and crabs have died due to lack of water.