Governor Luis Caldera: Monitoring is maintained in Zulia in the face of tropical wave number 30

Published at: 27/07/2026 07:15 PM

The governor of the state of Zulia, Luis Caldera, is monitoring the weather report and incidents in the 21 municipalities that make up the region, together with Civil Protection (PC) commissions and local fire departments.

The passage of tropical wave number 30 caused heavy rainfall on Sunday night, July 26, with gusts of wind and electric shocks in Zulia, which motivated the regional government to immediately activate the Regional Risk Management System to address the contingencies registered in the entity.

The president reported that the intense electric shocks severely impacted the Regional Electricity System, causing the loss of 300 MW and leaving 36 circuits out of service, in addition to the 230 KV El Tablazo-Cuatricentenario cable.

The weather event shut down the Palito Blanco-Rincón (230KV), Palito Blanco-Jardín Botanico-Rincón (138KV) and Cuatricentenario-Tulé (138KV) transmission lines.

Caldera reported that the power failure and rains paralyzed Burro Negro's drinking water production systems on the East Coast of the Lake (COL), in addition to the Tulé Plants, Plant B, Plant C and several pumping stations in the region.

The municipalities that were most affected by rainfall are M aracaibo, San Francisco, Cabimas, Mara and La Cañada de Urdaneta. Among the reported incidents, Caldera confirmed the collapse of a communication tower in the Cerros de Marín sector, Olegario Villalobos parish of Maracaibo, which left no human losses or serious material damage.

Security forces maintain vigilance in the most vulnerable surface drains, including the Fénix and El Ahogado ravines, as well as in the Gonzaga, La Virginia, Zapara and Don Bosco sectors.

The governor stressed that the preventive sanitation and flood control plan implemented by the Zulian Executive yielded positive results, allowing optimal water flow at critical points.

The drains and collectors operated effectively in road sectors and arteries of Maracaibo such as the Sambil area, the intersection of El Milagro Avenue and Guajira Avenue, Circunvalación 2, Caujarito via La Chinita Airport, the central area of Maracaibo, La Limpia Avenue and San Isidro Parish.

He explained that the monitoring and control teams of the Government of Zulia continue to be deployed in communities, to ensure the operation of relief channels and water networks in coordination with local authorities.

For his part, the mayor of Maracaibo, Giancarlo Di Martino, stressed that the city managed to maintain itself in the face of the emergency caused by the electrical storm recorded this Sunday, whose power generated partial floods and incidents in the region's electrical system.

“We can say at this time, with the evaluation we have, that Maracaibo overcame an electrical storm and very heavy gusts and rains that occurred in the city,” Di Martino said during a balance sheet offered by the Mayor's Office.

The mayor noted that the rains lasted until 4:00 a.m. this Monday, affecting the eastern part of the city. In this regard, he stressed that, after an evaluation of the conditions, an immediate response could be created articulated by the Maracaibo Firefighters, Civil Protection, Municipal Police, Bolivarian National Police, National Guard and the Regional Police.

He also noted that among the main incidents recorded are the fall of trees, electrical poles and material damage to some homes.

“A lot of fallen trees; in the early morning the firefighters acted quickly, as did the Municipal Institute of Environment and the Municipal Institute of Urban Cleaning,” said the mayor, adding that teams are continuing to work to recover affected spaces.