{"id":168409,"date":"2026-10-08T15:49:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T19:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/betty-geronimo-asked-to-intervene-on-sanchez-street-in-los-guaricanos-due-to-water-issues\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T15:49:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T19:49:45","slug":"betty-geronimo-asked-to-intervene-on-sanchez-street-in-los-guaricanos-due-to-water-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/betty-geronimo-asked-to-intervene-on-sanchez-street-in-los-guaricanos-due-to-water-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Betty Ger\u00f3nimo asked to intervene on S\u00e1nchez street in Los Guaricanos due to water issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Residents of Los Guaricanos request urgent intervention on S\u00e1nchez Street due to drainage problems<\/h2>\n\n<p>Residents of the Los Guaricanos sector, in Santo Domingo Norte, have raised their voices to request an immediate intervention on S\u00e1nchez Street from Mayor Betty Ger\u00f3nimo. The community is on high alert due to a trench that accumulates large amounts of water every time it rains, posing a constant threat to the stability of their homes.<\/p>\n\n<p>According to the complainants, the situation has worsened following the recent downpours, leaving water stagnant for prolonged periods. This not only hinders pedestrian and vehicular traffic, but has also created a source of unsanitary conditions that affects the quality of life of those who reside in the area.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We can no longer stand the bad smell. That water stays there and when it rains more, it fills up to the brim.<\/p><cite>Sector resident<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health concerns and potential flooding<\/h3>\n\n<p>The community has expressed deep concern regarding the health repercussions of this problem. The accumulation of stagnant water is pointed out as a potential breeding ground for diseases, a situation that is especially alarming for families with young children and elderly members.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Imminent risk of flooding in nearby homes.<\/li><li>Potential damage to household belongings due to water ingress.<\/li><li>Proliferation of foul odors and sources of contamination.<\/li><li>Urgent need to improve the storm drainage system.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>That stagnant water brings diseases. There are children and elderly people here who have to live with this every day.<\/p><cite>Affected neighbor<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>The residents reiterated their call to the municipal authorities, led by Betty Ger\u00f3nimo, to conduct a technical assessment on S\u00e1nchez Street. The goal is to find a definitive solution to the drainage issue that prevents the community of Los Guaricanos from suffering irreparable material damage to their properties when future rains arrive.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents of Los Guaricanos request urgent intervention on S\u00e1nchez Street due to drainage problems Residents of the Los Guaricanos sector, in Santo Domingo Norte, have raised their voices to request an immediate intervention on S\u00e1nchez Street from Mayor Betty Ger\u00f3nimo. The community is on high alert due to a trench that accumulates large amounts of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":168410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[17134,15878,7522,17135],"class_list":{"0":"post-168409","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-betty-geronimo","9":"tag-drainage","10":"tag-floods","11":"tag-los-guaricanos"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}