El servicio del tren Ollantaytambo-Machu Picchu, en Cusco, se encuentra interrumpido a causa de un deslizamiento que bloquea la vía férrea. ANDINA/Difusión
16:08 | Cusco (Cusco region), Mar. 27.
The
Ollantaytambo-Machu Picchu railway was blocked at kilometer 110 after the slides of mud, land, rocks and trees due to heavy rains, the Municipality of the Machu Picchu Town reported on Monday.
According to a report, the natural phenomenon occurred on Monday the morning.
Afterwards, debris covered the rails in the Cedrobamba and Rocotal sectors, at kilometers 101 and 109 of the aforementioned railroad.
This forced companies that provide railway service to and from
Machu Picchu to suspend their operations.
The head of the Civil Defense platform and Mayor of Machu Pichu, Elvis La Torre, coordinates immediate actions with public security authorities, the Risk Management Office, and the Peruvian rail firm Ferrocarril Transandino (Fetransa), in a bid to verify the damage and confirm its prompt repair by the concessionary company.
According to the report, monitoring and verification tasks are carried out continuously by the Municipality in order to preserve the safety of people, since the place is a transit area for national and foreign tourists, as well as the population itself.
Rehabilitation work
The Municipality of Machu Picchu Town confirmed that members of Trans-Andean Railway staff, are clearing the railway line with the support of heavy machinery, following the slides of slope material onto the railway in the Cedrobamba sector.
For its part, Fetransa confirmed that railway operations of the Ollantaytambo-Machu Picchu service will remain suspended to guarantee the safety of people until the railway is unblocked.
The Peruvian rail firm stated that heavy machinery was brought to the affected area in order to speed up the work necessary to clear the railroad.
(END) PHS/MAO/RMB
Published: 3/27/2023