Residents of the Rocinha favela have been without water for at least eight days.
Part of the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro is facing water supply problems due to a leak that has not yet been located by the State Water and Sewage Company (Cedae).
247 Residents of the lower part of the Rocinha favela, in the southern zone of Rio de Janeiro, have been experiencing water supply problems for at least eight days due to a leak that the State Water and Sewage Company (Cedae) has yet to locate. With no repair date in sight, water trucks are delivering water to people in the community.
The lack of water is a greater concern for Rocinha, which officially has 272 confirmed cases of coronavirus. The Rio de Janeiro City Hall, in partnership with Ibope, conducted a survey indicating that the real number could be more than 16 infected.
In a statement, Cedae admitted difficulties in resolving the problem. "The company has been working continuously in the region since last Friday (July 17th) in order to identify a hidden leak that is reducing the water supply. However, interferences such as constructions over the company's networks increase the complexity of the work," the company informed, according to a report published in [source missing]. newspaper The State of S.Paulo.
Late Wednesday afternoon (23), residents of Rocinha held a protest on the Lagoa-Barra Highway, which passes in front of the community. Part of the road was blocked.