{"id":4173,"date":"2026-03-10T23:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/machala247.com\/?p=4173"},"modified":"2026-03-10T23:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:24:38","slug":"guayas-el-60-de-balao-esta-bajo-el-agua-tras-desbordamiento-del-rio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machala247.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/guayas-el-60-de-balao-esta-bajo-el-agua-tras-desbordamiento-del-rio\/","title":{"rendered":"Guayas: El 60 % de Balao est\u00e1 bajo el agua tras desbordamiento del r\u00edo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>El cant\u00f3n Balao, en la provincia del Guayas,\u00a0<strong>atraviesa una situaci\u00f3n cr\u00edtica luego de que e<\/strong><strong>l r\u00edo del mismo nombre se desbordara<\/strong>\u00a0durante la madrugada de este martes. Seg\u00fan los datos preliminares proporcionados por la Prefectura, aproximadamente el 60 % del territorio se encuentra inundado.<\/p>\n<p><strong>La emergencia comenz\u00f3 alrededor de la medianoche, cuando el incremento repentino del caudal permiti\u00f3 que el agua ingresara con fuerza en las viviendas<\/strong>\u00a0y anegara las principales v\u00edas de acceso. En la Ciudadela San Jos\u00e9, identificada como uno de los puntos m\u00e1s cr\u00edticos, el nivel del agua alcanz\u00f3 tal altura que los ciudadanos se han visto obligados a desplazarse en canoas o caminar con el agua al pecho para ponerse a salvo.<\/p>\n<p>Hasta el momento,<strong>\u00a0m\u00e1s de 200 familias han sido evacuadas de distintas zonas de riesgo mediante operativos de rescate<\/strong>. Sandra Delgado, Directora de Desarrollo Rural de la Prefectura del Guayas, confirm\u00f3 que entre las acciones m\u00e1s urgentes se logr\u00f3 poner a salvo a una ni\u00f1a de dos a\u00f1os que estuvo en peligro de ahogamiento y que actualmente se reporta en estado estable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ck-related-news\">\n<p>Ante la magnitud del desastre,<strong>\u00a0el COE Cantonal se mantiene activo en una reuni\u00f3n de emergencia entre el Viceprefecto del Guayas<\/strong>\u00a0y la Alcaldesa de Balao para coordinar la asistencia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"banner-context\">\n<div class=\"styles_note__fINI5\">\n<div class=\"styles_content__O1MKI\">\n<div id=\"content-news-section\" class=\"styles_contentNews__R45B8\">\n<p><strong>La Prefectura ya ha movilizado un contingente de ayuda humanitaria y brigadas m\u00e9dicas que est\u00e1n ingresando por la v\u00eda San Antonio-Tenguel,<\/strong>\u00a0la \u00fanica ruta de acceso habilitada actualmente, para atender a los damnificados mientras los 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