Water Crisis in Sucre Extends to Six Months After Collapse in Turimiquire System

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The water situation in Sucre State, following the collapse of the Turimiquire system, has kept the region in emergency since the end of February 2026. The trigger was the obstruction and collapse in the Guamacán transfer tunnel, attributed to a seismic movement, which interrupted the supply of drinking water by pipeline to Cumaná, the municipalities Bolívar and Cruz Salmerón Acosta, and sectors of the state of Nueva Esparta. The service was cut …

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Almost six months after the collapse of the eastern water system, the lack of official information contrasts with the reality of the communities. Sectors of Cumaná receive only 50% of the usual quota of water, while the drought threatens to exacerbate the Cumaná shortage. An underground collapse in February, a seismic doublet, an event characterized [...] The entrance Stoppage of works of the Turimiquire tunnel prolongs water crisis in Sucre and…